Primary school

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Somerset
  • BA3 4BD
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,696 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 85%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 53%53%2016/17: top 52%52% · 2016/172017/18: top 65%2018/19: top 60%2022/23: top 63%2023/24: top 81%2024/25: top 85%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM48% · South West 62%2/10 Well below South West
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%1/10 Well below South West
Reading score102 · South West 1051/10 Well below South West
Maths score101 · South West 1041/10 Well below South West
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 54% · 26 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 63% · 19 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 61% · 28 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 63% · 16 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 56% · 25 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 48% · 29 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 48% · 33 pupils · South West 62%63%48%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 26 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 5% · 19 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 7% · 28 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 25% · 16 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 12% · 25 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 10% · 29 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 0% · 33 pupils · South West 6%25%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 26 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 106 · 19 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 28 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 16 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 107 · 25 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 102 · 29 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 102 · 33 pupils · South West 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 26 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 102 · 19 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 28 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 103 · 16 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 104 · 25 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 101 · 29 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 101 · 33 pupils · South West 104104101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
9 of 9 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st99
2nd52
3rd62

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2020Remains Goodas predecessor
  5. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor

3 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

2 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Early years provision

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026120
Free school meals (past 6 years)21.6%
First language not English3.9%
SEN support17.0%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils8.1%

Girls 52.9%Boys 47.1%

57.1% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.2
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 5
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 4.4
  • Other support 2.1

Teachers 6.6 FTE · Whole workforce 13.1 · 24 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 3 months.

  • +£102,000revenue reserve
  • −£23,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST (13 academies) · trust reserve £2,328,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it