St Thomas Becket Catholic School
Becket Way, Northampton, NN3 6HT
912 pupils · 80% of 1,136 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.9%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 November 2022, published 12 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 50% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 15.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.43 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 178 | 77 | 353 | 136 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 175 | 95 | 308 | 152 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 165 | 82 | 271 | 136 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 136 | 61 | 213 | 105 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 129 | 73 | 243 | 122 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 99 | 64 | 206 | 90 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 99 | 64 | 199 | 91 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 135 | 53 | 209 | 98 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Northampton School for Girls 1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Weston Favell Academy 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kingsthorpe College 1.6 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Northampton School 2 km · No Ofsted rating
- Moulton School and Science College 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Northampton Academy 2.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.