St Benedict's Catholic School

Type	Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range	11-18
Religion	Roman Catholic
Address	Beetons Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6RH
Phone	01284753512
Reference Number	149285

General Makeup

Number of pupils	976
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 46% Girls: 54%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	11.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	22.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes

23.4

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
7	75	91	166
8	78	92	170
9	76	87	163
10	77	86	163
11	73	89	162
12	40	46	86
13	30	36	66

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	55.6%
White, Other	20.8%
Mixed, Other	4.8%
Indian	3.5%
Asian, Other	2.7%
Unclassified	2.3%
African	1.6%
White & Asian	1.4%
Irish	1.2%
White & Black (Caribbean)	0.9%
White & Black (African)	0.9%
Chinese	0.3%
Caribbean	0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating	As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date	2022-09-08

Date	Description	Report
2022-09-08	Academy conversion letter	Academy conversion letter

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

English
Maths
3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
51.1	Unlock	Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	55.3%	Unlock	Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C)	70.8%	Unlock	Unlock

Progress 8 Score

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.

School Score	Percentile (loc)	Percentile (nationwide)
0.17	Unlock	Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Progress 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

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.

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Points

	Points	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points	36.75	Unlock	Unlock
Average Points (best 3)	37.78	Unlock	Unlock

Grades

	School	Local	Nationwide
Average Grade	B-	C+	C+
Average Grade (best 3)	B-	C+	C+

	Percentage	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better	26.3%	Unlock	Unlock

2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	142	8
Third Preference	64	2
From another Local Authority	44	17

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name	Distance
Tollgate Primary School Tollgate Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6DG	0.17 miles
Howard Community Academy Beard Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6SA	0.49 miles
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy Grove Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3BJ	0.6 miles
Sexton’s Manor Primary School Greene Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3HG	0.89 miles
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery Brooklands Close, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3JX	1.26 miles
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Bridewell Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1RE	1.28 miles
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1QG	1.32 miles
Sebert Wood Community Primary School Sebert Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7EG	1.89 miles
Hardwick Primary School Steward Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2PW	1.94 miles
South Lee School Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2BT	2.24 miles
Abbots Green Primary Academy Airfield Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7PJ	2.26 miles
Ickworth Park Primary School Meadow Drive, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5SB	2.76 miles
Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Aylmer Close, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6RT	2.94 miles
Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy School Road, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2RJ	3.04 miles
Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School Stanningfield Road, Great Whelnetham, Bury St. Edmunds, IP30 0UA	4.48 miles
Rougham Church of England Primary School Church Road, Rougham, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9JJ	4.6 miles

Name	Distance
Bury St Edmunds County High School Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6RF	0.11 miles
King Edward VI CEVC School Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3BH	0.51 miles
West Suffolk College Out Risbygate, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3RL	0.63 miles
Abbeygate Sixth Form College Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3YU	0.68 miles
Priory School Mount Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7BH	1.29 miles
Learning Support, Western Area Education Office New Shire Hall, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2AR	1.46 miles
Sir Peter Hall School Airfield Road, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ	2.28 miles
Riverwalk School Mayfield Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2PD	2.39 miles
Sybil Andrews Academy Rougham Tower Avenue, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7QB	2.59 miles
Brookes UK Flempton Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6QJ	3.04 miles
Culford School	3.05 miles
Thurston Community College Norton Road, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 3PB	4.56 miles

St Benedict's Catholic School

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

Attainment 8 Score

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8 Score

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

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Points

Grades

2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Age Range

Special Schools

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Key Stage 2 Attainment

Students Meeting expected standard

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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)