St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ

Local ranking5th of 21 secondary schools in Wakefield
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

750

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
46.3
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
45.3%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
65.5%
Entering EBacc
56.8%
EBacc APS
4.3
Cohort Size
148

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
91.0%
Continued in education
89.0%
Apprenticeships
1.0%
Employment
1.0%
Not sustained
7.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
763
Boys
385 (50%)
Girls
378 (50%)
Capacity
750 (102% full)
SEND
19.1%
FSM Eligible
26.7%
EAL
31.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
7.9%
SEN Support
11.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
40.5
Budget per Pupil
£7,687/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.5%
Persistent Absence
22.4%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 45.8%
  • White Other: 11.0%
  • Other: 11.0%
  • Asian Pakistani: 10.3%
  • Mixed Other: 7.2%
  • Asian Indian: 6.7%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.5%
  • Black African: 1.5%

45.8%

White British

11.0%

White Other

11.0%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Barnsley Road

Wakefield, Yorkshire and the Humber

Administrative

URN
138950
UKPRN
10039411
Establishment No.
4800
Trust
THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST