The Becket School

The Becket School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating with notable strengths in personal development, leadership, and sixth-form provision, both of which were rated as 'Outstanding'. Students express pride in their school and appreciate the positive environment fostered by a strong Catholic ethos. The curriculum is ambitious and thorough, which has led to impressive achievements in external examinations. However, there are concerns regarding the adaptation of the curriculum for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), as some students are not meeting their full potential.

Strengths

• High expectations set by teachers
• Strong and caring school community
• Extensive extra-curricular opportunities
• Outstanding support and provision in the sixth form
• Effective safeguarding culture
• Strong emphasis on character education and personal development

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum not adequately adapted for SEND pupils

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Becket School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 14.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.2% of pupils at The Becket School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Becket School had 17.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.2% of pupils at The Becket School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Becket School received £7,921 and spent £7,664 for each of its 1,180 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £512,000 (£434 per pupil).

Across all 35 schools of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,555 and spending £7,362 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Rushcliffe · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

The Becket School is part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 35 schools. The nearest others:

• St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold Nottingham

What is The Becket School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Becket School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was The Becket School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Becket School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does The Becket School have?

The Becket School has 1,157 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Becket School cover?

The Becket School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Becket School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 52.3, and 56% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Becket School?

The Becket School is at The Becket Way, Wilford Lane, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, NG2 7QY.