66%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
45%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
57%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
639.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
763
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy · Secondary · Wakefield
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
66%
+3pp
66%61%57%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
45%
-4pp
50%44%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
Attainment 8
46.3
-0.2
47.645.543.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.3
EBacc entry
57%
+29pp
57%42%28%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
EBacc APS
639.0
+48.0
639.0592.1545.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 639.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
763
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
32%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
22%
Contact
Address
Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ
Local authority
Wakefield
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 45% | 46.3 | Not applicable | 57% | 639.0 | 61% | 763 |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 50% | 46.5 | +0.29 | 28% | 591.0 | 46% | 731 |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 40% | 44.1 | +0.26 | 29% | 568.2 | 40% | 756 |
| 2021/22 | 57% | 40% | 47.6 | +0.21 | 38% | 616.2 | 45% | 744 |
| 2018/19 | 61% | 39% | 43.5 | -0.28 | 52% | 545.2 | 55% | 749 |
| 2017/18 | 56% | 37% | 42.7 | -0.28 | 41% | 485.1 | 47% | 708 |
| 2016/17 | 72% | 51% | 49.8 | +0.28 | 44% | — | 47% | 704 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 763 | 18.8 | 19% | 32% | 27% | 8% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 731 | 24.2 | 20% | 30% | 25% | 10% | 27% |
| 2022/23 | 756 | 17.6 | 18% | 30% | 25% | 10% | 30% |
| 2021/22 | 744 | 29.9 | 24% | 29% | 24% | 11% | 34% |
| 2020/21 | 744 | 28.7 | 23% | 30% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 749 | 22.4 | 19% | 25% | 29% | 5% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | 708 | 17.9 | 20% | 22% | 29% | 6% | 20% |
| 2016/17 | 704 | 16.5 | 19% | 21% | 26% | 6% | 17% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.