St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Salford, Salford.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 503 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 480 |
| Free school meals | 57.70% |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Address | Hadfield Street, Higher Broughton, Salford, Greater Manchester, M7 4XG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.stthomasofcanterburyprimaryschool.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01614702660 |
| URN | 105970 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 6 December 2023, published 18 January 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Marlborough Road Academy (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Cheetham CofE Community Academy (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Unity Community Primary (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Brentnall Academy (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- The Olive School, Manchester (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- St Boniface RC Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
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