Thomas A Becket Junior SchoolBroadwater CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Worthing.

Summary of the comparison

Thomas A Becket Junior School and Broadwater CofE Primary School are primary schools in Worthing.

  • Thomas A Becket Junior School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Broadwater CofE Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Broadwater CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thomas A Becket Junior School was judged Good and Broadwater CofE Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Thomas A Becket Junior School and 77.0% for Broadwater CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Thomas A Becket Junior School (63.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Broadwater CofE Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thomas A Becket Junior School versus Broadwater CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WorthingThomas A Becket Junior SchoolWorthingBroadwater CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking82nd of 218 in West Sussex 20th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll721 427
Capacity834 436
LocationWorthing, BN14 7PR Worthing, BN14 7TQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census721 427
Free school meals (ever 6)15.8% 8.2%
English as an additional language5.3% 10.5%
SEN support13.2% 13.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% 4.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence6.1% Stronger figure8.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Thomas A Becket Junior School

Broadwater CofE Primary School

Full profiles: Thomas A Becket Junior School · Broadwater CofE Primary School