Primary school in Eastbourne, East Sussex
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
3 Tutts Barn Lane, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8XT
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 February 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 432
- Places
- 444
- How full
- Nearly full — 432 of 444 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 230 / 202
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Eastbourne 008B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 43%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 68%
- Households in social housing
- 9%
- Households with no car
- 16%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Paul Beverton
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward
- Upperton
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- URN
- 151679
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 66% | 0.4 mi |
| Roselands Infants' SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.7 mi |
| Bourne Primary SchoolCommunity school | Requires improvement 2024 | 33% | 0.7 mi |
| Motcombe Infants' SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 0.8 mi |
| Ocklynge Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 52% | 1.1 mi |
| St Andrew's Church of England Infants SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.1 mi |
| Pashley Down Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | — | 1.3 mi |
| Heron Park Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 41% | 1.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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