St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy, Wakefield

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

Barnsley Road, Wakefield WF2 6EQ

https://www.st-thomasabecket.bkcat.co.uk/

St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has about 730 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In March 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Wilfrid's Catholic High School and Sixth Form College, St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy and Holy Family Catholic High School, A Voluntary Academy.)

Particular strengths include Progress, Disadvantaged pupils, Finances and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Attendance.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.2		Kettlethorpe High School
1.5		Trinity Academy Cathedral
1.9		Outwood Academy City Fields
2.2		Crofton Academy
2.6		Horbury Academy
3.4		Outwood Grange Academy
3.7		Outwood Academy Freeston
4.0		Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
4.8		Rodillian Academy
5.3		Outwood Academy Carlton
5.3		Oulton Academy
5.5		Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy

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Progress: Above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are about average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Attainment: About average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very high.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Provision for special educational needs

Autistic spectrum disorder

Speech, language and communication

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