Thomas A Becket Junior School
Primary schoolThomas A Becket Junior School is a primary school in Worthing, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 715 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, 20 March 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 68% of pupils at Thomas A Becket Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Thomas A Becket Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024370 m
- Worthing High SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional)830 m
- Broadwater CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- Durrington High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), March 2022. Attainment 8 of 49.4 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Lancing College Preparatory School at WorthingIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.2 km
- Bohunt School WorthingSecondary. School remains Good, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Worthing
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).