Thomas A Becket Junior School
Community primary school in Worthing (West Sussex).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Thank you for visiting our school's website - on behalf of everyone at TAB, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to you all. We hope that the information Here you will find will help you understand the aims and working practices of our school community. We are very proud of our school, a unique school large in size but with an ethos where everyone is known and cared for.
Our motto Together Achieving Better represents our aim for every member of the TAB community to be the best they can be the principle of everyone trying their best, together, sits at the heart of what we do every day. Our large school enables the children to experience the diversity that prepares them for secondary school and the world of work beyond.
We appreciate that each child is special and unique and that it is our job to bring out the best in them. In return we expect high standards of learning and behaviour, working in close, co-operative partnership with parents and carers to help achieve this.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
26 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Band
- Basketball
- Choir
- Cooking
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Eco Club
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Karate
- Lego
- Music
and 10 more
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 125955
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jane Evea | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Donna Tomlinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Emma Rylands | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alex Jones | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Lloyd | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Stefano Paoletti | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Paul Ollerton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ryan Watson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Karen Butcher | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Liz Maguire | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Harry Potter Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record