St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
May 11 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
Somerset
Unique reference
123840
Address
Charlton Lane, Midsomer Norton, BA3 4BD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
172 (85% of total capacity)
Boys
45.9%
Girls
54.1%
First language not English
5.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.6%
Persistent absence
9.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.9%
Other White 4.7%
Mixed 4.7%
Unclassified 2.3%
Indian 1.7%
Irish 1.2%
Other 0.6%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.9
WritingAverage-2.2
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

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

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

School 12%
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 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
7
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
7
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
2
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
7
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
14
8
6
Year 1
21
8
13
Year 2
22
13
9
Year 3
27
17
10
Year 4
26
7
19
Year 5
33
16
17
Year 6
29
10
19
Year 2023-2024

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