St Benedict's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 149285
- Address
- Beetons Way, IP32 6RH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 976 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 24.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 57.1%
Other White 20.2%
Mixed 7.8%
Indian 3.9%
Other 2.7%
Other Asian 2.5%
Unclassified 1.9%
African 1.7%
Other Black 1%
Irish 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.8
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.6
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 154 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 153 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
St Benedict's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 232
- 2nd preference
- 114
- 3rd preference
- 62
- From another Local Authority
- 29
Offers
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 104 74 |
| Year 8 | 163 77 86 |
| Year 9 | 165 77 88 |
| Year 10 | 164 77 87 |
| Year 11 | 160 78 82 |
| Year 12 | 65 36 29 |
| Year 13 | 81 37 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 86.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 41.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 39.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 4.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 77.0% 48.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 38.0% 9.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.3% 2.4% |