St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Wilmslow for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Catholic religious character. It has 202 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2022 of its predecessor, St Benedict's Catholic Primary School.
Ofsted inspection: April 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Address | Hall Road Handforth Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 3AE |
| Reference Number | 151267 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 202 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.5%
Girls: 50.5% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 24.3% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 23.3% |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 2 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| 6 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 60.9% |
| White, Other | 8.9% |
| Indian | 8.4% |
| African | 3.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.5% |
| Asian, Other | 3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.5% |
| Chinese | 2% |
| White & Black (African) | 2% |
| Pakistani | 2% |
| White & Asian | 1.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, inspected in February 2022.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 11 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 10 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 1 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 208 pupils for 210 places. 2 places (1.0%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Wilmslow North” planning area
Cheshire East counted 209 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 200 in 2029–30, down 4%.
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 2025–26 St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.7 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 13.9% of pupils at St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 7 | 4 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 3 | 5 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 5 | 3 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 7 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 2 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 3 | 0 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 0 | 1 |
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.
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All schools in Wilmslow · Cheshire East local authority: places and applications
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Stockport
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Macclesfield
- All Hallows Catholic College Macclesfield
- St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School Knutsford
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School Macclesfield
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School Congleton
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Middlewich
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Winsford
- Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Ellesmere Port
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Ellesmere Port
What is St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2022 of its predecessor, St Benedict's Catholic Primary School.
When was St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was last inspected in April 2025.
How many pupils does St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have?
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 202 pupils on roll.
What age range does St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy cover?
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at Hall Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 3AE.