Primary school

St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Catholic
  • Cheshire East
  • SK9 3AE
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,275 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 81%81%2016/17: top 45%45% · 2016/172017/18: top 46%2018/19: top 64%2022/23: top 67%2023/24: top 68%2024/25: top 82%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM50% · North West 63%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 39% · 23 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 66% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 69% · 26 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 62% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 55% · 29 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 55% · 31 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 50% · 28 pupils · North West 63%69%39%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 23 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 4% · 26 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 14% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 6% · 31 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 23 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 26 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 31 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 105106103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 23 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 26 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 105107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
18 of 18 who put it first2014 · 95.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1818
2nd110
3rd101

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor

24 strong areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being

6 weak areas

  • Pupils' attendance
  • Leadership and management
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

30 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026202
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.0%
First language not English23.1%
SEN support13.9%
EHC plan6.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils11.1%

Girls 47.1%Boys 52.9%

96.2% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.5
Pupils per adult9.7
  • Classroom teachers 7.9
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 9.9
  • Other support 2.5

Teachers 10.9 FTE · Whole workforce 23.3 · 33 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 5 months.

  • +£144,000revenue reserve
  • +£70,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (15 academies) · trust reserve £4,369,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it