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EnglandSouth EastWorthingBN14 7PRThomas A Becket Junior School
Primary

Thomas A Becket Junior School

Primary

Worthing · Worthing · BN14 7PR https://tabjunior.org.uk

Pupils
721
cap. 834
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
721
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
721
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thomas A Becket Junior School · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
+2pp
68%65%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
8%
-2pp
10%8%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
42%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
721
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Glebeside Avenue, Worthing, BN14 7PR
Local authority
West Sussex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2568%8%82%39%81%15%80%28%88%82%106.0106.0108.015%721
2023/2466%10%82%26%83%14%73%21%88%76%105.0104.0105.014%730
2022/2363%6%74%33%79%7%79%33%87%79%105.0105.0106.0-0.40-1.00+0.4014%716
2018/1962%10%73%28%74%16%80%33%78%77%104.0105.0106.0-1.50-2.40-0.5011%703
2017/1861%10%77%27%75%19%76%25%80%80%105.0105.0106.0-0.80-1.80-0.4013%695
2016/1758%5%76%29%66%9%80%21%80%77%105.0104.0105.0-1.60-5.10-2.1013%771

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2572124.015%5%16%4%6%
2023/2473023.714%5%15%5%8%
2022/2371623.114%5%14%5%11%
2021/2274526.012%4%13%6%15%
2020/2170825.311%4%12%
2018/1970323.411%4%11%4%5%
2017/1869522.913%4%14%4%6%
2016/1777124.313%5%15%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.