St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Copy Lane
Netherton
Bootle
Merseyside
L30 7PG
Phone 01515266423
Reference Number 135085

St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance as a school, fostering a welcoming atmosphere where pupils and staff share strong relationships. The school is ambitious in its academic goals, and most pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), achieve well. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the school has maintained a focus on pupil well-being and community involvement, with pupils learning about teamwork and responsibility through various initiatives.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 233
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.21%
Girls: 52.79%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 18 30
2 11 19 30
3 14 15 29
4 14 16 30
5 17 13 30
6 16 12 28

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 98.3%
White, Other 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Mixed, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 11 Jul 2023
Date Report
11 Jul 2023 School inspection
13 Mar 2018 Short inspection
03 Jun 2014 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
06 Jul 2010 Full inspection:
06 Mar 2007 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Strong relationships between pupils and staff contribute to a happy and safe school environment.
  • Most pupils achieve well academically and receive strong support in their learning.
  • High expectations for behaviour are consistently applied, resulting in well-behaved pupils.
  • The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, particularly in reading and phonics.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND helps them to follow the same curriculum as their peers.
  • Pupils participate in community activities that enhance their sense of empathy and responsibility.
  • Governors provide strong support and challenge to improve educational quality.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils have gaps in their knowledge due to previously weaker curriculums, which affects their understanding of new learning.
  • A number of pupils do not attend school regularly enough, impacting their academic progress.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3.2
Writing 3.6
Maths 2.4

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 15 0
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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