How many pupils attend St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy?

St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy has 762 pupils on roll.

Does St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy have a religious character?

Yes — St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 43.4% of pupils at St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Catholic looked after and previously looked after children — Catholic looked after and previously looked after children. (see notes 2&3)
2Catholic children with a sibling at the school — Catholic children with a sibling who attends St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School (see note 6)
3Catholic children in defined areas attending named Catholic primaries — Catholic children who live in the primary school defined areas of St Austin's (inc parish of St Peter and St Paul), English Martyrs, St Ignatius, Rothwell St Mary's and go to the Catholic primary schools serving those areas. (see note 4)
4Catholic children in the defined areas — Catholic children who live in the above-named defined areas. (see note 4)
5Catholic children attending named feeder primaries but outside defined area — Catholic children who currently attend one of the Catholic primary schools (listed in 3 above) but do not live in the defined area.
6Other Catholic children — Other Catholic children. (see note 3)
7Other looked after children with a sibling at the school — Other looked after and previously looked after children with a sibling who attends St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School. (see note 2 & 6)
8Other looked after and previously looked after children — Other looked after and previously looked after children. (see note 2)
9Members of an Eastern Christian Church — Members of an Eastern Christian Church. (see note 5)
10Other children with a sibling at the school — Other children with a sibling who attends St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School. (see note 6)
11Other children attending named feeder primaries — Other children who currently attend one of the following Catholic feeder primary schools St Austin's (inc parish of St Peter and St Paul), English Martyrs, St Ignatius, Rothwell St Mary's
12Children of other Christian denominations — Children of other Christian denominations whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion or other religious leader.
13Any other children — Any other children.

If two applications tie: Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the categories listed above would still lead to oversubscription priority will be given to children living closest to the school determined by the shortest distance, measured as the crow flies. Distances are calculated using the National Land and Property Gazeteer (NLPG). In the event of distances being the same for two or more children where this would determine the last place to be allocated, random allocation will be carried out and supervised by a person independent of the school.

The admission authority will, where logistically possible, admit twins and all siblings from multiple births where one of the children is the last child ranked within the school's PAN. Where there is more than one application from a postal address contained within a block of flats, places will be decided by random allocation (see note 9).

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.