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%
African 22.4%
White British 21.9%
Mixed 14.2%
Other White 11.5%
Other Asian 8.7%
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
School 100%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 30%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 111
Local authority average 108
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 111
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
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 |