St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Eastbourne, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Eastbourne, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
St Thomas A 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as was the case at 84 of the 138 other East Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 45 first-choice applications for 48 offers, which is 0.9 first choices per offer, the 48th lowest of 134 East Sussex primary schools.
- 9.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- The school has 23.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 3 Tutts Barn Lane, Eastbourne, BN22 8XT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 432 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 45 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 45 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 East Sussex.
- Stafford Junior School 0.4 mi Good
- Roselands Infants' School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Bourne Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Motcombe Infants' School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ocklynge Junior School 1.1 mi Not judged
- St Andrew's Church of England Infants School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pashley Down Infant School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heron Park Primary Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published