The Becket School is a secondary school located in West Bridgford. 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 11/10/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: The Becket Way, West Bridgford, NG2 7QY
Website: http://www.becketonline.co.uk
Telephone: 01159824280
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Nottinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Greig
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137409

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1061
Number of Pupils: 1119
Number of Boys: 530
Number of Girls: 589

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.45 Confidence interval 0.25 to 0.64
Of the 168 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 163 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:84%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:60%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:56.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.35
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School
Main Road, Wilford NG11 7AL
556 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Coronation Avenue, Wilford NG11 7AB
829 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Greythorn Primary School
Greythorn Drive, West Bridgford NG2 7GH
1,048 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Victoria Primary School
Ainsworth Drive, NG2 1FX
1,431 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Heymann Primary and Nursery School
Waddington Drive, Wilford Hill NG2 7GX
1,624 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Becket School
The Becket Way, Wilford Lane NG2 7QY
0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Nottingham Emmanuel School
Gresham Park Road, NG2 7YF
657 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The West Bridgford School
Loughborough Road, West Bridgford NG2 7FA
1,485 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Farnborough Spencer Academy
Farnborough Road, NG11 8JW
2,420 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
93 Abbey Street, Dunkirk NG7 2PL
2,497 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNottingham College
Adams Building, Stoney Street, NG1 1NG
3,137 yd Further education Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4CP Riverside School
Riverside Way, NG2 1DP
1,239 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedClayfield House
Care of: Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall NG2 7QP
1,726 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Stone Soup Academy
14 High Pavement, NG1 1HN
2,879 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Nottingham
University Park, NG7 2RD
3,003 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Nethergate Academy
Swansdowne Drive, Clifton NG11 8HX
3,043 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.