Thomas A Becket Infant School
Pelham Road, Worthing, BN13 1JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Becky Linford
- Constituency
- Worthing West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 473
- URN
- 125954
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903235386
About this school
Thomas A Becket Infant School is a community primary school in Worthing. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 473 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Thomas A Becket Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 526 |
| 2023/24 | 536 |
| 2024/25 | 502 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thomas A Becket Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 11.4% | 473 | — |
| Thomas A Becket Junior School | 68% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 715 | 0.2 miles |
| Durrington Junior School | 70% | 4.9% | 25.2% | 334 | 0.7 miles |
| Durrington Infant School | — | 5% | 19.6% | 217 | 0.7 miles |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing | 47% | 3.9% | 15.6% | 187 | 0.8 miles |
| Broadwater CofE Primary School | 77% | 4% | 8.2% | 431 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.35%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 7.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thomas A Becket Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
Durrington Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Worthing
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Durrington Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Worthing
-
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing0.8 miles
Primary · Worthing
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Broadwater CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Worthing
Other schools in Worthing
- Bramber Primary School Primary
- Broadwater CofE Primary School Primary
- Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School Primary
- Downsbrook Primary School Primary
- Durrington Infant School Primary
- Durrington Junior School Primary
- Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Primary
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing Primary
- Ferring C of E Primary School Primary
- Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Hawthorns Primary School Primary
- Heene CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thomas A Becket Infant School teach?
- Thomas A Becket Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Worthing.
- Who is the headteacher of Thomas A Becket Infant School?
- The headteacher of Thomas A Becket Infant School is Mrs Becky Linford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thomas A Becket Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas A Becket Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Thomas A Becket Infant School?
- Thomas A Becket Infant School has 473 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Thomas A Becket Infant School full?
- Thomas A Becket Infant School has capacity for 480 pupils and 473 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thomas A Becket Infant School a faith school?
- No. Thomas A Becket Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thomas A Becket Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thomas A Becket Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Thomas A Becket Infant School's absence rate?
- Thomas A Becket Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Thomas A Becket Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Thomas A Becket Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.