St. Thomas' is a Church of England aided primary school for children aged 4+ to 11 years. It has a capacity for 210 children from reception through to year 6.

Our purpose is to :

"Aspire for excellence in every area of the life of our school following the values and teaching of the Christian faith and to enable children to fulfil their potential"
(school mission statement)

For over 110 years St Thomas' CEP School, as part of the adjacent St Thomas' Church, has served the village of Groombridge. We are proud of this tradition.

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OFSTED report and SATs test results

Our OFSTED Inspection report in May 2009 stated that St Thomas' School is 'an outstanding school as the vast majority of pupils, parents and carers recognise and champion' and included the following findings :

• Exceptionally high standards in pupils' academic work
• Excellent achievement, which extends into subject such as information and communication technology, music and art.
• Pupils' extremely mature attitude and excellent behaviour, all of which drive their determination for high standards.
• A good start in the Reception class, where children's welfare is catered for to an exceptional standard.
• Innovative and exiting activities in lessons, so that pupils willingly rise to the challenge of learning.
• Consistently excellent teaching over time, which sets very high expectations, particularly in the teaching of writing, mathematical work, science and ICT
• Pupils' very secure sense of their place within the local community and much further away.
• Extremely strong teamwork among senior leaders, who are led by an headteacher who is determined that there is always more to be done to maintain high standards.
• Governers' very high level of support for initiatives and in challenging the school to maintain its outstanding performance.

click here to read the latest OFSTED report (PDF format).

click here to read the latest Church of England School Report (PDF format)

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