SCHOOL PROFILE

Thomas's Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 142256
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 71.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

21 September 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hammersmith and Fulham
Trust QUALITY FIRST EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 151 146 full-time · 5 part-time
Female pupils 82 54.3% of pupils
Male pupils 69 45.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.8%
3.0 pts above England
School 27.8%
Hammersmith and Fulham 23.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

50.3%
30.0 pts above England
School 50.3%
Hammersmith and Fulham 30.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
25.2%
38
Any other White background
17.2%
26
African
11.9%
18
Any other Mixed background
9.9%
15
Any other ethnic group
6.0%
9
White and Black Caribbean
6.0%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.2% 35 of 151 pupils
2.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.2%
Hammersmith and Fulham 20.7%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.6% 22 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts below
EHC plans 8.6% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
No specialist assessment yet 5
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 75.5%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 83.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 81.2%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

74.0%

2.0 pts above England

School 74.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 83.8%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.76%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.46 pts lower than England
School 5.76%
Hammersmith and Fulham 6.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.67%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.85 pts higher than England
School 16.67%
Hammersmith and Fulham 19.90%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.69%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.11 pts lower than England
School 0.69%
Hammersmith and Fulham 1.69%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

71.9% 16.3 pts below England
Thomas's Academy
71.9%
Hammersmith and Fulham
83.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information