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St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Barnsley Road
Sandal
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
England
WF26EQ

📞 phone: 01924 303545

acting principal: Dr Patrick Caldwell

🌍 web: www.st-thomasabecket.bkcat.co.uk

731 pupils mixed gender
750 pupils capacity: 97% full

369 boys 50%

362 girls 50%

Last updated:

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
138950
Education phase
Secondary
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment #
4800
Open date
1. November 2012
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 434270, Northing: 418402
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.661, Longitude: -1.4829
Accepting pupils
11—16 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
29. March 2023
Diocese
Diocese of Leeds (rc)
Region › Const. › Ward
Yorkshire and the Humber › Ossett and Denby Dale › Wakefield South
SEN priorities
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Sen2
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Free school meals %
24.40
Trust
THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10039411

School governors

  • Dr Patrick Caldwell, Local Governor 1. September 2022—None
  • Mr Simon Baxter, Local Governor 10. May 2023—9. May 2027
  • Mr Munir Mamujee, Local Governor 29. March 2021—5. March 2024
  • Mrs Carmen Pearce, Chair of Local Governing Body 4. January 2021—3. January 2024
  • Mrs Sophie Evans, Local Governor 23. November 2023—22. November 2027
  • Mrs J-M Quinn, Local Governor 12. October 2023—11. October 2027
  • Miss Sarah Wilkinson, Local Governor 17. October 2023—16. October 2027
  • Mr Martin Cichocki, Chair of Local Governing Body 1. September 2021—31. August 2025
  • Mrs Carmen Pearce, Local Governor 4. January 2021—3. January 2025
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