St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

WakefieldLocal Authority

Ossett and Denby DaleConstituency

WF2 6EQPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 762 pupils. St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy is part of THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.32

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

19%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

762

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 762
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 Jun 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.