St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 12 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Somerset
Unique reference
123833
Address
Benedict Street, BA6 9EX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
208 (80% of total capacity)
Boys
54.3%
Girls
45.7%
First language not English
9.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.1%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.9%
Other White 7.2%
Mixed 7.2%
Gypsy/Roma 2.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other Asian 1%
African 1%
Other 1%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage0.4
MathsBelow average-2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 48%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
54
23
31
Year 4
45
32
13
Year 5
52
25
27
Year 6
57
33
24
Year 2023-2024

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