St Thomas Becket Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Thomas Becket Catholic School is a secondary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2022. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Thomas Becket Catholic 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026 there were 77 first-choice applications for 178 offers, 0.4 first choices per offer, the lowest of 16 West Northamptonshire secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 101 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 32% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 38.7 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25, the average grade was B (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was well above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton, NN3 6HT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 912 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2022
Strengths
- “This school is improving fast.”
- “It is a welcoming school community.”
- “It is a calm and orderly place to learn.”
To improve
- “A small number of pupils need help to improve their behaviour.”
- “Pupils say that bullying happens.”
- “However, some teachers do not check pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 32% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 77 first-preference applications, 178 offers in total, 77 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- Northampton School for Girls 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Weston Favell Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsthorpe College 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Northampton School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moulton School and Science College 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Northampton Academy 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Malcolm Arnold Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Northampton School for Boys 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published