The Becket School

Academy converter·Secondary school West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire·NG2 7QY
Composite score
71.6
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National rank
#23
In East Midlands
#3
In Nottinghamshire
Top 11%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
57.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
65%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
86%
% EBacc grade 5+
42%
EBacc average points score
5.43

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
73%
229 first choices, 171 places
First choices per place
1.34
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
751
any preference, for 171 places
Applications from another council area
45%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
00.511.52
1 per place
1.2920221.3720231.3920241.2620251.342026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Nottinghamshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for The Becket School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,180
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.9%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
32.7%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
7.8%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
0.2%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.2%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
16.7%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.5
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,003
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
97%
172 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
93%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

The Becket School at a glance

Located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, The Becket School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 1,180 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 57.3 — well above the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of secondary schools in England.

65% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 86% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The Becket School is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 229 first choices for 171 places. After Year 11, 97% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 6.2%. There are about 18.5 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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