The Becket School

Comprehensive

National rank

351

240=

Rank last year

47.2%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

36.2%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher

Paul Greig

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

1,185

Head teacher

Paul Greig

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

1,185

Head teacher

Paul Greig

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

1,185

Progress 8

ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

15.8%

Progress 8

ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

15.8%

Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 371

Grade

%

A*

6.2

A

20.6

B

20.4

A*/A

26.8

A*-B

47.2

GCSE 2024 rank: 260

Grade

%

A*/9/8

21.5

A/7

14.7

A*/A/9/8/7

36.2

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2022
Verdict *
Good
“Pupils and students in the sixth form speak with pride about attending The Becket School. They know that their teachers have extremely high expectations. There is a determination to make sure that pupils become the best version of themselves. Pupils appreciate the distinctive Catholic ethos of the school. … The extra-curricular offer to pupils is extensive. There are many opportunities to play sport, debate, volunteer and to be enterprising. Lunchtime is vibrant. Pupils create music, play games, involve themselves in the arts and generally have the chance to develop interests and talents. Acts of charity and fundraising are customary. Leaders work hard to enrich and deepen pupils’ experience of the world and their sense of compassion and responsibility. … Personal development, Leadership and management, and Sixth form provision were deemed to be Outstanding.”
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*From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A consultation on the new report cards will take place in 2025.
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