St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · London, Croydon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Croydon Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London, Croydon for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 March 2022. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2024/25: 78% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest Croydon primary schools that have results.
- Reception 2026 drew 68 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 53 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
- There are 28.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Croydon.
- 12.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Croydon is 33.1%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Croydon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Becket Close, Birchanger Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 5BN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 409 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school are polite and welcoming.”
- “They have positive relationships with each other based on mutual respect.”
- “Pupils who are kind to others are recognised with a special award.”
To improve
- “Bullying does sometimes occur.”
- “When it does happen, it is dealt with seriously by staff, although it is not centrally recorded.”
- “While clear strengths are in place throughout the curriculum, there are some key areas that show more is to be done.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 August 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 78% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 68 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 53 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Croydon.
- Woodside Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Ryelands 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- South Norwood Primary 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Robert Fitzroy Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- John Wood School & Nursery 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heavers Farm Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published