The Becket School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 137409
- Address
- The Becket Way, Wilford Lane, NG2 7QY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1185 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.7%
- Girls
- 54.3%
- First language not English
- 30.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.2%
- Persistent absence
- 18.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.2%
White British 46.4%
Other White 13.8%
Mixed 10.6%
African 10.5%
Indian 6.4%
Chinese 3%
Other Asian 2.8%
Other 2.3%
Other Black 1.6%
Irish 1.3%
Caribbean 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.43
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 83%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.9
Local authority average 46.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.4
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 10 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
Admissions
The Becket School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 191
- 3rd preference
- 253
- From another Local Authority
- 373
Offers
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 112
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 89 91 |
| Year 8 | 183 79 104 |
| Year 9 | 183 82 101 |
| Year 10 | 186 85 101 |
| Year 11 | 185 86 99 |
| Year 12 | 155 75 80 |
| Year 13 | 113 46 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 83.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 67.0% 41.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 4.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 6.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 66.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 50.0% 25.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 50.0% 22.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 4.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.0% 1.7% |