St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 23 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
East Sussex
Unique reference
114577
Address
3 Tutts Barn Lane, BN22 8XT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
442 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
48.4%
Girls
51.6%
First language not English
36.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.9%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 34.2%
Other White 20.4%
Indian 17.2%
Other Asian 10.6%
Mixed 6.3%
African 6.1%
Unclassified 2%
Pakistani 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsAverage1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 8%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
68
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes31.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
30
30
Year 1
60
34
26
Year 2
60
30
30
Year 3
66
30
36
Year 4
65
25
40
Year 5
66
33
33
Year 6
65
32
33
Year 2023-2024