Thomas A Becket Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 4 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 7 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
West Sussex
Unique reference
125954
Address
Pelham Road, BN13 1JB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
536 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
51.9%
Girls
48.1%
First language not English
6.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.3%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.8%
Mixed 5.8%
Other White 3.9%
Unclassified 1.3%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Indian 0.6%
African 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Thomas A Becket Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
150
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
173
2nd preference
101
3rd preference
101
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
140
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes29.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
179
84
95
Year 1
180
81
99
Year 2
177
113
64
Year 2023-2024