St Benedict's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted 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 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.0%
- Girls
- 54.0%
- First language not English
- 22.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.9%
- Persistent absence
- 27.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 55.6%
Other White 20.8%
Mixed 8%
Indian 3.5%
Other Asian 2.7%
Other 2.4%
Unclassified 2.3%
African 1.6%
Other Black 1.3%
Irish 1.2%
Chinese 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.5
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 60%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.2
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.96
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 50 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 39 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 160 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 159 |
Admissions
St Benedict's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 169
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 142
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 44
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 166 75 91 |
| Year 8 | 170 78 92 |
| Year 9 | 163 76 87 |
| Year 10 | 163 77 86 |
| Year 11 | 162 73 89 |
| Year 12 | 86 40 46 |
| Year 13 | 66 30 36 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 86.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 26.0% 38.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 42.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 4.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 92.0% 55.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 48.0% 15.4% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.4% 2.2% |