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St Thomas Becket Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton NN3 6HT · thomasbecket.org.uk · 01604 493211
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.7
- average Attainment 8 score. West Northamptonshire 44.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · West Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 912
- 80% of 1,136 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.9%
- First language not English
- 39.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 178 | 77 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 175 | 95 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 165 | 82 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 136 | 61 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 129 | 73 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.7, and 31.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Northamptonshire it was 44.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.36 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122100)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 29.8 | −3 |
| Further education | 58.9 | +8.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.8 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | −3.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 students | B (38.5) | Well above average +0.75 | |
| 34 students | B (38.5) | Well above average +0.75 | |
| 25 students | Dist (35.4) | Well above average +0.63 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 33 | C (31.6) | +0.11 |
| 2022/23 | 49 | D+ (23.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 40 | C (28.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 41 | D (19.4) | -0.06 |
| 2017/18 | 28 | D (19.4) | -0.31 |
| 2016/17 | 39 | D+ (22.3) | -0.27 |
| 2015/16 | 63 | D+ (22.6) | -0.25 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 63.8 | −6.4 |
| Further education | 4.3 | +0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 12.8 | −4.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.9 | +9.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
St Thomas Becket Catholic School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Mar 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Replies
- 66
- 8% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (23%) with SEND