St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
About St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
Nearly nine in ten parents who responded to the most recent Parent View survey would recommend St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School to other families, a strong signal of day-to-day satisfaction. The school is also notably popular: it is oversubscribed, with 444 places on roll, meaning demand from local families regularly exceeds capacity. This combination of high parental endorsement and competition for places suggests a school that has built a solid reputation in Eastbourne. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for boys and girls aged four to eleven, led by headteacher Paul Beverton. It does not offer nursery provision or a sixth form, so children typically join in Reception and leave at the end of Year 6. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2022, rated it Good across every category inspected, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. That represents a consistent performance: its previous inspection in 2016 also awarded a Good overall effectiveness rating, though early years provision at that time was graded as Requires Improvement.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
22 Feb 2022Source: Ofsted, 28 Apr 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:00
Source: stthomasbecketcatholicschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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