Christ the King Catholic Church, Eastbourne, UK
with The Holy Rood conjoined with St. Joachim Catholic Church

Welcome to St. Thomas a Becket Catholic Infants School

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Introduction:
St Thomas a Becket Catholic Infants’ School is a Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided School for boys and girls aged 4+ to 7. It is the only Catholic Infant School in the Eastbourne area, admitting children from Hailsham, Pevensey, Polegate and Langney. It has 180 pupils on roll and the children are taught in single age group classes. The School is of the semi-open plan type. The agreed admission number is 60. Children are admitted at the beginning of the academic year in which they become 5 years old. (They attend part-time until the beginning of the term in which they achieve their 5th birthday).

Both the Infant and Junior School share the same site. These buildings were erected in 1973 and 1974 respectively to replace St Joseph’s R.C. Primary School in Whitley Road, Eastbourne.

St Thomas a Becket Catholic Nursery is a private Nursery, which was founded in 1999 and is situated on the School site. It is considered to be the foundation of the School.


School Sessions:
Morning - 8.55am – 11.55am
Afternoon - 1.00pm – 3.00pm
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Organisation:
The children are divided into three year bands: Reception, Year One and Year Two. Class sizes do not exceed 30, each class having its own Teacher and additional support from Teaching Assistants. Children are grouped according to age, not ability. Additional staff work with children who have Special Needs. The Ethnic Minority Pupil Service supports children for whom English is a second language.

Aims/Objectives:

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The School is founded upon our Catholic beliefs and values. The School strives to be a community of people united by Catholic beliefs and values, which guide all we do; strives to nurture individual fulfilment and wholeness, through a broad and balanced education. This School’s distinctive service is to support parents in offering children an education and way of life which is fully integrated with Catholic belief.

Further Information/Application:
The school has just launched its own web site. Whilst it is still under construction much of the essential information that you might need, if considering applying for your child to attend, or want to keep in touch with the progress that is being made within the school, is already available. The web address is www.stthomasbecket-inf.e-sussex.sch.uk You will be able to keep up to date with newsletters, events, bulletins and even download school forms from the internet.
For further details about enrolling your child at our School, please contact us on the following telephone number: 01323 726004