Primary school

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Medway
  • ME5 8PU
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,545 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 17%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 39%39%2016/17: top 69%2017/18: top 12%2018/19: top 23%2022/23: top 6%6% · 2022/232023/24: top 24%2024/25: top 17%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM77% · South East 64%9/10 Top 20%+10.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM23% · South East 7%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score109 · South East 1069/10 Top 20%
Maths score108 · South East 1059/10 Top 20%−11.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 60% · 30 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 55% · 31 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 83% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 77% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 83% · 30 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 73% · 30 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 77% · 31 pupils · South East 64%83%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 30 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 6% · 31 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 23% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 30% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 23% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 7% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 23% · 31 pupils · South East 7%30%6%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 31 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 108 · 30 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 108 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 108 · 30 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 109 · 31 pupils · South East 106109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 30 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 31 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 110 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 109 · 30 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 108 · 30 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 108 · 31 pupils · South East 105110101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
28 of 28 who put it first2014 · 78.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2828
2nd220
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2019

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Goodas predecessor
  4. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026205
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.7%
First language not English17.2%
SEN support9.6%
EHC plan1.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils8.2%

Girls 50.2%Boys 49.8%

97.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.7
Pupils per adult13.2
  • Classroom teachers 6.5
  • Leadership 2.9
  • Teaching assistants 6.1
  • Other support 2.9

Teachers 9.4 FTE · Whole workforce 18.5 · 29 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,952
Spend per pupil£5,072
Staff spend per pupil£4,158
Reserve per pupil£852
  • +£178,000revenue reserve
  • +£184,000in-year balance

Grants £5,746 · self-generated £206 · premises £77 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP (30 academies) · trust reserve £7,947,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it