St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
Becket Close, London, SE25 5BN
409 pupils · 97% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 March 2022, published 1 August 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.15 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 68 | 172 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 60 | 159 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 71 | 159 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 60 | 147 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 51 | 143 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 56 | 53 | 143 | 56 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 64 | 175 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 74 | 171 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Woodside Primary School 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary 0.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Oasis Academy Ryelands 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- South Norwood Primary 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Robert Fitzroy Academy 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- John Wood School & Nursery 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.