St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 11 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
- Sefton
- Unique reference
- 135085
- Address
- Copy Lane, Netherton, L30 7PG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 233 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.2%
- Girls
- 52.8%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.8%
White British 98.3%
Other White 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Mixed 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.2
WritingWell above average3.6
MathsAbove average2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 22 10 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 14 15 |
| Year 1 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 2 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 3 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 4 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 5 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 6 | 28 16 12 |