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
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 15.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.1%
- Persistent absence
- 8.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
Mixed 22.6%
White British 22.1%
African 20.7%
Other White 13.6%
Other Black 6.1%
Caribbean 5.6%
Indian 2.4%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other Asian 1.9%
Irish 1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 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 68%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 17%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 71
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- 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 28 33 |
| Year 1 | 60 37 23 |
| Year 2 | 58 27 31 |
| Year 3 | 61 29 32 |
| Year 4 | 54 31 23 |
| Year 5 | 60 24 36 |
| Year 6 | 57 26 31 |