St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
3 Tutts Barn Lane, Eastbourne, BN22 8XT
432 pupils · 97% of 444 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
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 22 February 2022, published 28 April 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 48 | 45 | 84 | 48 |
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
- Stafford Junior School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Roselands Infants' School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bourne Primary School 1.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Motcombe Infants' School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ocklynge Junior School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Andrew's Church of England Infants School 1.8 km · No Ofsted rating
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.