St Thomas Becket Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 8 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
- West Northamptonshire
- Unique reference
- 142747
- Address
- Becket Way, Kettering Road North, NN3 6HT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 900 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 41.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.8%
- Persistent absence
- 28.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 37.2%
Mixed 18.8%
Other White 17.7%
African 9.1%
Indian 7.3%
Unclassified 3.9%
Other 1.3%
Other Asian 1.2%
Pakistani 1.1%
Irish 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.6
Local authority average 44.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.35
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Critical Studies) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 2 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 142 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 136 |
Admissions
Thomas Becket Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 108
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 20
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 97 81 |
| Year 8 | 151 78 73 |
| Year 9 | 170 90 80 |
| Year 10 | 174 83 91 |
| Year 11 | 146 81 65 |
| Year 12 | 41 21 20 |
| Year 13 | 40 22 18 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 86.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 42.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 42.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% 57.4% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 9.0% 13.9% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 7.0% 2.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.8% 2.4% |