St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 29 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 138950
- Address
- Barnsley Road, WF2 6EQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 763 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 31.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.5%
- Persistent absence
- 22.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 43.3%
Other White 10.4%
Pakistani 9.7%
Mixed 9.4%
African 7.9%
Unclassified 6.7%
Indian 6.3%
Other 3.1%
Other Black 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.3
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.32
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 146 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 145 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| French | GCSE | 21 |
| Geography | GCSE | 49 |
Admissions
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 178
- 2nd preference
- 121
- 3rd preference
- 59
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 155 80 75 |
| Year 8 | 156 77 79 |
| Year 9 | 153 85 68 |
| Year 10 | 147 73 74 |
| Year 11 | 152 70 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 41.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 50.0% 28.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.7% 3.0% |