St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School, Eastbourne

From the headteacher's welcome: "A warm welcome to St. Thomas a Becket Catholic Primary School. As Head Teacher, I am proud to lead a school where every child is valued as an individual and encouraged to flourish. We are an inclusive, two-form entry school catering for children aged 4 to 11."

St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 114577), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 84 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School are Stafford Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 75% maths); Roselands Infants' School (0.7 miles, Good); Bourne Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 55% reading, 55% maths); and Motcombe Infants' School (0.8 miles, Good).

St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School is one of 18 schools run by Bosco Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

9.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 47.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (31%), White British (29%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 51 pupils (11.8%) received SEN support and 3 (0.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Eastbourne Rail Station, about 1030 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Thomas A Becket School (adjacent), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 765 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65), as is usual near a town centre.

The secondary schools closest to St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School are Gildredge House (0.8 miles), The Cavendish School (0.8 miles), Ratton School (1.2 miles) and The Eastbourne Academy (1.7 miles).