St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 15 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Unique reference
- 138612
- Address
- Becket Close, Birchanger Road, South Norwood, SE25 5BN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 411 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 13.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.9%
- Persistent absence
- 7.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.8%
Mixed 25.1%
White British 22.4%
African 18.2%
Other White 15.3%
Other Black 4.9%
Caribbean 4.4%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other 1.2%
Irish 1%
Chinese 1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage1.3
MathsAverage0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 81%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 16%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 61 31 30 |
| Year 1 | 61 28 33 |
| Year 2 | 57 37 20 |
| Year 3 | 57 27 30 |
| Year 4 | 61 28 33 |
| Year 5 | 55 30 25 |
| Year 6 | 59 24 35 |