St Thomas à Becket Secondary School
Barnsley Road
Sandal
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 6EQ
Sandal
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 6EQ
Head: Mrs Catherine Baxendale
Pupils: 699
Gender: Mixed
Ages: 11 to 16
Type: Academy converter
Boarding: No
Religion: RC
School Description by Ofsted
Information about this school
The school is smaller than others of its type. A large majority of its students are of the Catholic faith. The school converted to become an academy in November 2012. Its predecessor school, St Thomas A Becket Catholic College Specialist Status in Humanities: with Autism Resources, was judged satisfactory at its last inspection in May 2012. The school is part of the Bishop Konstant Catholic Multi-academy Trust, which comprises seven primary schools and two secondary schools, and is part of the diocese of Leeds. An academy council and the Trust oversee the school's work and its effectiveness. The large majority of students are of White British heritage. The proportion of students who speak English as an additional language is above the national average and has doubled in recent years. The proportion of students supported through the pupil premium is below average. (The pupil premium funding is additional government funding for those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those children that are looked after by the local authority). The proportion of disabled students and those who have special educational needs supported at school action is above average. The proportion of students supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is above average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for students' attainment and progress. The school supports 14 students with autistic spectrum disorders. No students are educated off site. At the same time as the main inspection, an additional and separate inspection of history was carried out by one of Her Majesty's Inspectors (HMI).
Progress 8 Score
-0.28
BELOW NATIONAL
Confidence interval
is -0.51
to -0.05
Progress 8 Score GIRLS
-0.16
NATIONAL AVERAGE
Confidence interval
is -0.49
to 0.18
Progress 8 Score BOYS
-0.4
BELOW NATIONAL
Confidence interval
is -0.71
to -0.08
% Pupils first language not English
15%
Percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4 with English as additional language (EAL)
% Pupils disadvantaged
28%
ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE (13.46%)
Percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4 who are disadvantaged
Average Salary
£40,536
Pupil Teacher Ratio
17
Number of Teachers
45
Full-time Equiv Teachers
39.7
Teaching Assistants
16
Teaching Assistants Equiv
10.8
No Vacancies.
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