St Thomas � Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wakefield
Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 29/03/2023
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
22.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
762
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
136 of 178 families who put it first got an offer
143
Places offered
423
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 178 | 136 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 121 | 6 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 59 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 65 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 423 | 143 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Wakefield lets families list 5 preferences. 18 applications came from outside the council area (11 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Patrick Moran
- Address
- Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ
- Phone
- 01924303545
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Ward / constituency
- Wakefield South · Ossett and Denby Dale
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138950
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 30% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
762 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
29 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 789 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.29 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.32 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 148 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 146 | 16% | 49% | 69% | |
| English Language | 146 | 16% | 56% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 145 | 23% | 58% | 74% | |
| Religious Studies | 139 | 25% | 65% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 128 | 15% | 48% | 69% | |
| History | 86 | 20% | 56% | 69% | |
| Business | 52 | 4% | 29% | 44% | |
| Geography | 49 | 6% | 35% | 51% | |
| Spanish | 38 | 24% | 61% | 82% | |
| Physical Education | 37 | 14% | 43% | 59% | |
| Italian | 28 | 14% | 86% | 89% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 12% | 46% | 58% |
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 Wakefield council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.