Welcome to St. Thomas a Becket Catholic Junior School
Introduction:
St. Thomas a Becket is a Catholic Voluntary Aided Junior School for children aged 7 – 11 years. It has around 260 pupils on roll and children are taught in single age group classes. The agreed admission number is 66. Both infant and junior schools share the same site. These buildings were erected in 1973 and 1974 respectively to replace St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Whitley Road, Eastbourne.
The school operates ‘an open door’ policy and prospective parents are welcome to view the school by making an appointment with the reception office. St. Thomas a Becket Catholic Junior School was recently awarded the status ‘Investor in People’ and also the Basic Skills Quality Mark, Artsmark Silver, Healthy Schools Silver Award and the Active Mark. School policies, schemes of work and the latest OFSTED report can be viewed at any time.
Organisation
The children are divided into four year bands years 3 – 6 and are taught in parallel classes. Each class has its own teacher and teaching assistant. A part-time teacher is employed to support children with special needs and the Ethnic Minority Service supports children for whom English is an additional language.
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