St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 10 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Coventry
Unique reference
133556
Address
Leigh Street, Hillfields, CV1 5HG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
351 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
56.1%
Girls
43.9%
First language not English
61.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.7%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.2%
Pupil ethnicities
African 53%
White British 11.7%
Indian 9.7%
Mixed 8.3%
Other White 4.8%
Other 3.1%
Other Black 2.8%
Other Asian 2.6%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Caribbean 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsAverage0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
45
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
49
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
43
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
23
16
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
6
3
Reception, Full-time
44
26
18
Year 1
44
23
21
Year 2
46
24
22
Year 3
45
30
15
Year 4
48
22
26
Year 5
46
29
17
Year 6
46
21
25
Year 2024-2025

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