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St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Greenwich

Mottisfont Road, London, SE2 9LY

Website 02083105394

84

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.5%

9.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

371

Capacity used

Has space

88%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

36 of 36 families who put it first got an offer

37

Places offered

67

Total applications

1.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3636● 100%
2nd preference120● 0%
3rd preference50● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)140● 0%
Total673654%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Greenwich lets families list 6 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Joanne Cooper
Address
Mottisfont Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9LY
Phone
02083105394
Local authority
Greenwich
Ward / constituency
Abbey Wood · Erith and Thamesmead
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100177

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals34%——
English as additional language27%——
SEN support14%——
44% boys (162)56% girls (209)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

371 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    05 May 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 335 pupils

Attendance

96.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

9.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.9%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
9%
21/22
11%
22/23
8%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths84%——
Higher standard12%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard75%
+13% vs England
Higher standard15%
+7% vs England

Reading

Expected standard90%
+15% vs England
Higher standard42%
+9% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard79%
+7% vs England
Greater depth21%
+8% vs England

Maths

Expected standard87%
+13% vs England
Higher standard58%
+32% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard92%
+19% vs England
Higher standard60%
+30% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Science

Expected standard100%
+18% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

722019682023842024752025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)75%61%
Higher standard15%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Greenwich council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.