St Thomas à Becket School is a happy place where pupils feel safe and valued. Pupils’ positive attitudes reflect the school’s Christian values of respect and friendship. Pupils told inspectors they look after one another and that older children ‘enjoy making younger children feel at home’. Pupils enjoy learning and attend regularly. However, some curriculum plans do not focus well enough on developing pupils’ knowledge over time. Pupils have gaps in their knowledge in some subjects. The reading curriculum is not yet enabling pupils to read as well as they should. Leaders make sure that this small school provides many opportunities for pupils to develop their character and interests. Pupils relish taking on leadership roles, such as head boy or girl. Trips, clubs and visitors broaden pupils’ experiences. Pupils are responsible and caring. They have a strong sense of right and wrong. Pupils behave well because staff have high expectations. Staff respond effectively to rare incidents of poor behaviour. Pupils of all ages play happily together. Pupils told inspectors that bullying hardly ever happens and staff take their concerns seriously. Parents appreciate how well staff know and care for their children.