OFSTED
11 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Lewisham
Trust
ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,063
1,063 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
462
43.5% of pupils
Male pupils
601
56.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.2 pts
above England
School
34.0%
Lewisham
27.8%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.6 pts
above England
School
25.9%
Lewisham
31.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Lewisham
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
31.6%
336
Caribbean
14.7%
156
White British
10.0%
106
Any other Black background
9.0%
96
Any other White background
6.9%
73
Any other Mixed background
5.8%
62
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.5%
186 of
1,063 pupils
3.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.2
8.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.57 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.72%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.50 pts
lower than
England
School
5.72%
Lewisham
5.79%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.64 pts
higher than
England
School
16.45%
Lewisham
16.14%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.36%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.44 pts
lower than
England
School
1.36%
Lewisham
1.28%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
64.4%
26.7 pts
below England
St Matthew Academy
64.4%
Lewisham
90.3%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.