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Thomas A Becket Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Community school
Pelham Road, Worthing BN13 1JB · tabinfant.org.uk · 01903 235386
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 473
- 23 over 450 places · 105%
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 7.8%
- First language not English
- 15%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 134 families put the school first and 138 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 138 | 134 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 150 | 164 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 150 | 173 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 180 | 172 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 200 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Thomas A Becket Infant School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Dec 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (201 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 201
- 40% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (14%) with SEND