Primary school

St Benedict's Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Birmingham
  • B10 9DP
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,850 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 99%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 87%87%2023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 99%

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM24% · West Midlands 65%1/10 Well below West Midlands
Higher standard, RWM0% · West Midlands 7%1/10 Well below West Midlands
Reading score99 · West Midlands 1051/10 Well below West Midlands
Maths score99 · West Midlands 1051/10 Well below West Midlands
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Expected standard, RWM
2022/23: 43% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 42% · 52 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 24% · 62 pupils · West Midlands 65%43%24%
Higher standard, RWM
2022/23: 0% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 52 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 62 pupils · West Midlands 7%0%
Reading score
2022/23: 99 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 102 · 52 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 99 · 62 pupils · West Midlands 10510299
Maths score
2022/23: 101 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 100 · 52 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 99 · 62 pupils · West Midlands 10510199

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd231
3rd301

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026306
Free school meals (past 6 years)61.0%
First language not English97.4%
SEN support16.6%
EHC plan3.7%
Absence (sessions missed)6.7%
Persistently absent pupils23.7%

Girls 45.6%Boys 54.4%

94.4% full · 324 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.8
Pupils per adult10.1
  • Classroom teachers 14.2
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 12.2
  • Other support 10.3

Teachers 17.2 FTE · Whole workforce 39.7 · 66 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,362
Spend per pupil£9,463
Staff spend per pupil£7,241
Reserve per pupil£1,700
  • +£520,237revenue reserve
  • +£275,060in-year balance

Grants £10,230 · self-generated £132 · premises £559 per pupil