St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School continues to be judged as a good school following its ungraded inspection. The findings indicate that with the current trajectory, the school might achieve an outstanding rating in its next graded inspection. The strong Catholic ethos fosters a positive environment where pupils are proud and happy to be at school, and this is reflected in their exemplary behaviour and strong respect for each other and staff. The curriculum is ambitious and effectively sequenced, enabling pupils to thrive and achieve well, including those with special educational needs.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud to attend the school and live out its Catholic ethos.
• The curriculum is well-structured and ambitious, inspiring pupils in their learning.
• Pupils exhibit exemplary behaviour and a positive attitude towards learning.
• There is strong support for pupils with special educational needs.
• The school has established an excellent reading culture and provides effective reading support.
• Pupils engage well in a variety of activities and demonstrate a strong sense of community.

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 attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.7% 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, 1.3% of pupils at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 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 had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.7% 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, 10.1% of pupils at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 2024–25 St Benedict's Catholic Primary School received £7,193 and spent £7,499 for each of its 374 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £244,000 (£652 per pupil).

Across all 38 schools of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, income was £7,521 and spending £7,443 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Redcar · Redcar and Cleveland local authority: places and applications

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is part of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary Redcar
• St Bede's Catholic Primary School Redcar
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough
• St Peter's Catholic College Middlesbrough
• St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School Middlesbrough
• Corpus Christi RC Primary School Middlesbrough
• Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough
• Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Guisborough
• St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough
• St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Middlesbrough

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

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

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

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

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

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School has 387 pupils on roll.

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

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School?

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is at Mersey Road, Redcar, North Yorkshire, TS10 1LS.