SCHOOL PROFILE

St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100177
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

5 May 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Greenwich
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 371 343 full-time · 28 part-time
Female pupils 209 56.3% of pupils
Male pupils 162 43.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.1%
7.3 pts above England
School 32.1%
Greenwich 29.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

16.4%
3.9 pts below England
School 16.4%
Greenwich 28.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Greenwich 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
58.8%
218
White British
10.2%
38
White and Black African
7.3%
27
Any other Black background
4.9%
18
Any other White background
4.6%
17
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.4% 83 of 371 pupils
1.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.4%
Greenwich 24.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.5% 76 pupils
England 14.8% 5.7 pts above
EHC plans 1.9% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 54
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Other difficulty or disability 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
Greenwich 71.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

90.0%

16.2 pts above England

School 90.0%
Greenwich 80.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Greenwich 78.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

87.0%

15.0 pts above England

School 87.0%
Greenwich 79.2%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.46%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.75 pts lower than England
School 3.46%
Greenwich 5.95%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.25%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.56 pts lower than England
School 9.25%
Greenwich 16.35%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.90%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.91 pts lower than England
School 0.90%
Greenwich 1.43%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

88.3% 0.1 pts above England
St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School
88.3%
Greenwich
86.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information