St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119704
- Address
- Brownedge Lane, Bamber Bridge, PR5 6TA
- Website
- www.smsb.lancs.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 276 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 17.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 73.2%
Other White 10.9%
Mixed 4.3%
African 3.6%
Indian 1.8%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Irish 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-3.9
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsWell below average-4.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 39%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 98
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 26
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 29 14 15 |
| Year 1 | 35 15 20 |
| Year 2 | 32 21 11 |
| Year 3 | 45 22 23 |
| Year 4 | 45 28 17 |
| Year 5 | 46 25 21 |
| Year 6 | 44 20 24 |