Benedict Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Oct 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Merton
- Unique reference
- 147970
- Address
- Church Road, CR4 3BE
- Website
- https://benedictacademy.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 183 (40% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 58.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 65%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.7%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 8.7% |
| Other White | 11.5% |
| Mixed | 14.2% |
| White British | 21.9% |
| African | 22.4% |
| Indian | 6% |
| Pakistani | 6% |
| Caribbean | 3.3% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 2.2% |
| Irish | 1.1% |
| Bangladeshi | 1.1% |
| Other Black | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 0.5% |
| Other | 0.5% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average5.1
WritingWell above average5
MathsWell above average6.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 93% |
| Local authority average | 70% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 17% |
| Local authority average | 11% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 109 |
| Local authority average | 108 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 108 |
| Local authority average | 107 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Benedict Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 19
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 17
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 17
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 16.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 5 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 16 3 13 |
| Year 1 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 2 | 17 13 4 |
| Year 3 | 28 17 11 |
| Year 4 | 22 7 15 |
| Year 5 | 25 16 9 |
| Year 6 | 30 13 17 |