St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
Becket Close, Birchanger Road, London, SE25 5BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Diarmuid Skehan
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- URN
- 138612
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086543006
About this school
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 409 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 57 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 81% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 16% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 84% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 86% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 82% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary 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 | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School compares
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School ranked 22nd of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.1% | 11.4% | 409 | — |
| Woodside Primary School | 77% | 5.8% | 29% | 426 | 0.3 miles |
| Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary | — | — | — | 589 | 0.4 miles |
| Oasis Academy Ryelands | 73% | 4.1% | 32.5% | 425 | 0.4 miles |
| South Norwood Primary | 63% | 6.7% | 42.3% | 356 | 0.4 miles |
| Robert Fitzroy Academy | 64% | 5.8% | 25.7% | 573 | 0.5 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)
- 11.44%
- English as an additional language
- 13.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 8.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodside Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary0.4 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Oasis Academy Ryelands0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
South Norwood Primary0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Robert Fitzroy Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
Other schools in London
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School ranks 329th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School is Mr Diarmuid Skehan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary 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 many pupils are at St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School?
- St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School has 409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School full?
- St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 409 on roll (97%), 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 St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School is part of ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School ranked 22nd of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 1 July 2026.