St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
Voluntary aided primary school in Bolton (Bolton).
KS2 RWM expected
52%
▼ 10pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
67%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
87%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
72%
same England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.5%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
25.3
▲ 4.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
17.3%
▼ 8pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
98%
410 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Thomas of Canterbury RC School is a Roman Catholic primary school located in Bolton. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 415 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. The school is led by Mrs Marie Kwiatkowski.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Purple Mash
Key facts
- URN
- 105221
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Constituency
- Bolton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dominic Holden | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Hardman | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Helen Bradford Keegan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Catherine Quigley | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Kelli Foulkes | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Helen Lowe | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Sean Barrett | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kimberley Canavan | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Nannette Blackwood | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Marie Kwiatkowski | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mrs Clare Egan Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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