SCHOOL PROFILE

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 149979
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Ofsted inspection information

Latest published outcome No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Medway
Trust KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 205 205 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 109 53.2% of pupils
Male pupils 96 46.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.3%
15.5 pts below England
School 9.3%
Medway 25.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.6%
5.7 pts below England
School 14.6%
Medway 16.5%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Medway 1.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
56.6%
116
African
18.5%
38
Any other Mixed background
7.3%
15
Any other Black background
6.3%
13
Any other White background
4.9%
10
Gypsy / Roma
1.5%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.6% 30 of 205 pupils
6.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.6%
Medway 20.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.7% 26 pupils
England 14.8% 2.1 pts below
EHC plans 2.0% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Specific learning difficulty 4
No specialist assessment yet 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Other difficulty or disability 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Medway 58.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
Medway 69.7%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

90.0%

19.7 pts above England

School 90.0%
Medway 70.8%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
Medway 68.3%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.03%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.19 pts lower than England
School 4.03%
Medway 6.74%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.20%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.62 pts lower than England
School 8.20%
Medway 18.21%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Medway 2.36%
South East 1.93%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

97.6% 9.4 pts above England
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
97.6%
Medway
96.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information