St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School | Primary in Eastbourne | Ofsted & DfE

62%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

444

Pupils · 2024/25

45%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

62%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

444

Pupils · 2024/25

45%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

62%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

444

Pupils · 2024/25

45%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Local authorityEast Sussex

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio26.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusClosed

Overview of St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

62%

-2pp

76%69%62%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 62%

RWM higher standard

-9pp

12%7%2%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

78%

Reading higher standard

34%

Writing expected standard

69%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

80%

Maths higher standard

15%

Science expected standard

83%

SPAG expected standard

83%

SPAG higher standard

26%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

444

Pupil : teacher ratio

26.0

EAL

45%

FSM eligible

11%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

3 Tutts Barn Lane, Eastbourne, BN22 8XT

Local authority

East Sussex

Website

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Telephone

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	62%	2%	78%	34%	69%	8%	80%	15%	83%	83%	105.0	104.0	106.0	—	—	—	13%	444
2023/24	64%	11%	86%	29%	76%	18%	76%	21%	91%	85%	106.0	104.0	107.0	—	—	—	15%	442
2022/23	70%	8%	82%	33%	74%	14%	88%	38%	97%	88%	106.0	107.0	110.0	-0.10	-1.10	+1.40	15%	440
2018/19	76%	12%	84%	30%	82%	18%	90%	43%	90%	81%	107.0	107.0	109.0	+1.00	-1.20	+1.10	21%	480
2017/18	68%	3%	74%	26%	82%	6%	76%	24%	85%	79%	105.0	104.0	106.0	-1.20	-2.20	-1.30	13%	476
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	15%	211

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	444	26.0	13%	45%	11%	4%	10%
2023/24	442	23.8	15%	37%	11%	5%	9%
2022/23	440	22.7	15%	38%	12%	5%	11%
2021/22	438	21.2	15%	36%	11%	6%	20%
2020/21	474	24.8	18%	35%	12%	—	—
2018/19	480	26.4	21%	30%	9%	3%	2%
2017/18	476	24.8	13%	27%	8%	4%	3%
2016/17	211	23.7	15%	32%	4%	4%	8%