St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school in Brentwood, Essex, England

51°37′38″N 0°18′15″E / 51.62712°N 0.30429°E / 51.62712; 0.30429InformationTypeVoluntary aided schoolEstablished1835; 189 years ago (1835)Local authorityEssex County CouncilDepartment for Education URN115179 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherDean MoranGenderCoeducationalAge4 to 11Enrolment302 as of November 2023^[update]Websitewww.stthomaspri.org

St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School is a primary school located in Brentwood, Essex in England.^[1]

History

The school was founded in 1835^[2] (although some argue that it was founded as a Penny School in 1715 and there are records of such a school in Brentwood)^{[citation needed]}. The school is now sited in Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood. The school moved to Sawyers Hall Lane in 1967 and was opened by the Duchess of Kent - Princess Margaret- in 1968. The 40th Anniversary was celebrated in 2008.^[3]

Walking bus

The school has the largest walking bus in Essex.^[4]

References

^ http://www.stthomaspri.org/
^ "History". St. Thomas of Canterbury. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "Hundreds of balloons for birthday | This is Essex". Thisistotalessex.co.uk. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
^ "BRENTWOOD: Best in county for walking bus | This is Essex". Thisistotalessex.co.uk. 14 November 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.