Thomas A Becket Junior School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextCommunity school · Primary
Worthing · BN14 7PR · West Sussex
Ages 7–11
- KS266%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM15.1%
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 125954
Thomas A Becket Infant School
Community school · Worthing · BN13 1JB
Ages 4–7 · 473 pupils · West Sussex
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Overall absence
4.9%
Admissions demand
1.15 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-01-21
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.4%
Unauthorised1.3%
- Authorised absence
- 3.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 361
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.15 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
173
Places offered
150
1st-preference offers
140
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 375
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 150
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
473 pupils · 480 places
- Pupils on roll
- 473
- Boys / girls
- 246 / 227
- School capacity
- 480
- Capacity fill
- 473 / 480 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 7.8%
- FSM pupils
- 37
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 4–7
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Becky Linford
Location
- Address
- Pelham Road
- Postcode
- BN13 1JB
- Town
- Worthing
- County
- West Sussex
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- District
- Worthing
- Constituency
- Worthing West
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–7, in Worthing, West Sussex, 473 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.8%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Durrington Junior School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Worthing · BN13 2JD · West Sussex
Ages 7–11
- KS265%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM29.9%
0.7 miles away
Durrington Infant School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Worthing · BN13 2JD · West Sussex
Ages 3–7
- Absence4.8%
- FSM12.9%
- Demand0.93
0.7 miles away
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Worthing · BN12 6LA · West Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS237%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM13.4%
- Demand0.76
0.8 miles away
Broadwater CofE Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Worthing · BN14 7TQ · West Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS267%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM9.3%
- Demand0.98
0.8 miles away
Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Worthing · BN11 5LQ · West Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS259%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM9.4%
- Demand1.47
0.8 miles away
Orchards Infant School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Worthing · BN12 6EN · West Sussex
Ages 3–7
- Absence7.2%
- FSM17.4%
- Demand0.96
1.0 miles away
Orchards Junior School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Worthing · BN12 6EN · West Sussex
Ages 7–11
- KS258%
- Absence7.3%
- FSM29.6%
1.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Becky Linford
- Telephone
- 01903235386