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St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Becket Close, Birchanger Road, South Norwood, London SE25 5BN · thomasbecket.croydon.sch.uk · 020 8654 3006
On the mapSearch near SE25 5BN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 409
- 97% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 68 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 78% 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 | 59 | 68 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 60 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Croydon it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 March 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 15 Mar 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2007
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (76 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 76
- 19% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied