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, Sandal, WF2 6EQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 731 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 30.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.4%
- Persistent absence
- 26.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
White British 47.1%
Other White 11.6%
Mixed 8.5%
Pakistani 8.2%
Unclassified 7.5%
African 5.6%
Indian 5.1%
Other 2.5%
Other Asian 1.5%
Other Black 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.81
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 148 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 146 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 144
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 137
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 28
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 152 78 74 |
| Year 8 | 150 83 67 |
| Year 9 | 138 64 74 |
| Year 10 | 144 64 80 |
| Year 11 | 147 80 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 82.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 36.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 13.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 51.0% 31.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |