St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley

St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School Hindley is performing well overall, with a consistent grading of 'Good' across all inspection categories. The school provides a supportive and engaging environment where pupils are happy, feel safe, and take pride in their school achievements, especially in sports. The leadership team has set high expectations for academic performance and behavior, ensuring that the school community is strong and united in its commitment to student welfare and development. The recent inspection marks this institution's first routine assessment since the pandemic, highlighting its resilience during challenging times.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and engaged in school activities.
• Strong behavior and attitudes among pupils.
• Effective leadership with high expectations for students.
• Well-organized curriculum that promotes logical learning progression.
• Successful teaching and reading support in early years.
• Staff morale is high, contributing to a positive school environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent delivery of reading curriculum by some staff.
• Low attendance among a small number of pupils, including those with SEND.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.2% of pupils at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley received £7,521 and spent £7,468 for each of its 198 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £16,000 (£83 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley last inspected by Ofsted?

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley have?

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley has 198 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley cover?

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley?

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley is at Abbott Street, Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 3DG.