St Thomas is a secondary school located in Wakefield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/05/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ
Website: http://www.st-thomasabecket.bkcat.co.uk/
Telephone: 01924303545
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catherine Baxendale
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138950

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 750
Number of Pupils: 744
Number of Boys: 383
Number of Girls: 361

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 13% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.28 Confidence interval -0.5 to -0.06
Of the 137 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 130 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:52%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.98
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Castle Nursery School
255A Barnsley Road , WF1 5NU 		3out of 4 613 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandal Magna Community Academy
Belle Vue Road , Agbrigg WF1 5NF 		3out of 4 633 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Barnsley Road , Sandal WF2 6AS 		3out of 4 646 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Field Lane , Thornes WF2 7RU 		3out of 4 1,565 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Walton Primary Academy
The Grove , Walton WF2 6LD 		3out of 4 2,091 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Charles Street , WF1 4PE 		3out of 4 2,400 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas
Barnsley Road , Sandal WF2 6EQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive , Standbridge Lane WF2 7EL 		3out of 4 2,041 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road , WF2 8QF 		2out of 4 2,589 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
CAPA College
Unity Hall , Westgate WF1 1EP 		- not rated 2,880 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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