St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Eastbourne for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 432 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2022 of its predecessor, St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School.
Ofsted inspection: May 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | 3 Tutts Barn Lane Eastbourne East Sussex BN22 8XT |
| Reference Number | 151679 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 432 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 46.76%
Girls: 53.24% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 9.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 47.2% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 30.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 32.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 34 | 60 |
| 2 | 25 | 33 | 58 |
| 3 | 34 | 27 | 61 |
| 4 | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| 5 | 29 | 37 | 66 |
| 6 | 24 | 42 | 66 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 28.9% |
| White, Other | 18.8% |
| Indian | 16.2% |
| Asian, Other | 11.8% |
| African | 8.1% |
| White & Asian | 2.8% |
| Unclassified | 2.3% |
| Mixed, Other | 2.1% |
| Chinese | 1.4% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.4% |
| Pakistani | 1.4% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.2% |
| Caribbean | 0.2% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School, inspected in February 2022.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 08 May 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 21 | 3 |
| Third Preference | 18 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School had 441 pupils for 420 places. That is 21 more pupils than the school has room for.
Reception intake in the “Eastbourne Primary” planning area
East Sussex counted 949 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 858 in 2029–30, down 10%.
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 2025–26 St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 16.6 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 11.8% of pupils at St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 21 | 1 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 17 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 8 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 3 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
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All schools in Eastbourne · East Sussex local authority: places and applications
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School is part of Bosco Catholic Education Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:
- Annecy Catholic Primary School Seaford
- St Richard's Catholic College Bexhill-On-Sea
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School St Leonards-On-Sea
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Hastings
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Burgess Hill
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Haywards Heath
- St Paul's Catholic College Burgess Hill
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Shoreham-By-Sea
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Worthing
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School Crawley
What is St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2022 of its predecessor, St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School.
When was St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.
How many pupils does St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School have?
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School has 432 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School cover?
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School?
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School is at 3 Tutts Barn Lane, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8XT.