St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

Term dates

We haven't checked Wakefield's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 201 families put this school as their first choice, and 137 places were offered. 125 of the families who put it first got a place (62%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Stagecoach Wakefield. Ofsted report

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Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 29 March 2023. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

762 (capacity 750)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Leeds (rc)

Academy trust

THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01924303545

Address

Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ

Website

st-thomasabecket.bkcat.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports