New Sarum Public School
9473 Belmont Road · St Thomas · N5P3S7 · Thames Valley DSB
Around Central Elgin, within 3 km, there are 13 elementary schools, New Sarum Public School among them. Every school in and around Central Elgin →
What stands out about New Sarum Public School
- With 220 students it is smaller than three in four elementary schools in Ontario (middle: 335).
- Across its measures, its results average to the bottom fifth in Ontario.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 6 math, at 32% where the middle in Ontario is 51%.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- Public and English-language, under Thames Valley DSB.
How New Sarum Public School does on Ontario’s tests
EQAO’s Grade 3, 6 and 9 assessments and the literacy test, 2024-25: each school against every school in Ontario.
New Sarum Public School reports 6 of 6 measures; on average they sit in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 56% | 76% | Bottom fifth | +6 |
| Grade 3 writing | 44% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −1 |
| Grade 3 math | 56% | 65% | Fourth fifth | +23 |
| Grade 6 reading | 79% | 88% | Fourth fifth | −21 |
| Grade 6 writing | 63% | 86% | Bottom fifth | −25 |
| Grade 6 math | 32% | 51% | Bottom fifth | −21 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
Where New Sarum Public School sits among the province’s schools
New Sarum Public School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
New Sarum Public School feeds into Central Elgin’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at New Sarum Public School
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
New Sarum Public School is the smallest of the 6 nearest elementary schools and itself.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Sarum Public School | English public | English | 220 | Bottom fifth | |
| Mitchell Hepburn Public School | English public | English | 695 | Middle fifth | 6.6 km |
| Forest Park Public School | English public | English | 460 | Bottom fifth | 7.1 km |
| St. Anne's Separate School | English Catholic | English | 800 | Fourth fifth | 7.2 km |
| Davenport Public School | English public | English | 275 | Fourth fifth | 7.5 km |
| Elgin Court Public School | English public | English | 315 | Bottom fifth | 7.7 km |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion Public School | English public | English | 445 | Middle fifth | 7.9 km |
Elementary schools near New Sarum Public School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about New Sarum Public School
Who runs New Sarum Public School?
Thames Valley DSB: New Sarum Public School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does New Sarum Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at New Sarum Public School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near New Sarum Public School?
The closest schools are Mitchell Hepburn Public School (6.6 km), Forest Park Public School (7.1 km) and St. Anne's Separate School (7.2 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).