St Benedict's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 3 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Unique reference
- 112398
- Address
- Red Lonning, Hensingham, CA28 8UG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 992 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.8%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 90.8%
Other Asian 1.6%
Mixed 1.4%
African 1.4%
Other White 1.3%
Other 1.1%
Indian 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.2
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.46
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 2 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 45 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 6 |
Admissions
St Benedict's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 163
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 147
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 93 94 |
| Year 8 | 191 98 93 |
| Year 9 | 197 92 105 |
| Year 10 | 157 87 70 |
| Year 11 | 149 74 75 |
| Year 12 | 49 25 24 |
| Year 13 | 62 24 38 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 73.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 36.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 37.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 13.0% 12.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.6% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% n/a 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% n/a 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% n/a 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 16.0% n/a 2.4% |