SCHOOL PROFILE

St Benedict's Catholic High School

Secondary Academy converter URN 143634
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 798 Published school capacity
Capacity used 57.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Warwickshire
Trust ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 455 455 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 243 53.4% of pupils
Male pupils 212 46.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.2%
6.4 pts above England
School 31.2%
Stratford-on-Avon 17.0%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.1%
8.2 pts below England
School 12.1%
Stratford-on-Avon 8.1%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stratford-on-Avon 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
75.6%
344
Any other White background
10.3%
47
Unclassified
2.6%
12
Indian
2.2%
10
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
7
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
7
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 29.2% 133 of 455 pupils
8.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.2%
Stratford-on-Avon 18.2%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.8% 122 pupils
England 14.8% 12.0 pts above
EHC plans 2.4% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 37
Autistic spectrum disorder 33
Moderate learning difficulty 30
Specific learning difficulty 13
Speech, language & communication 8
Other difficulty or disability 7

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 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

46.0 6.8 pts above England
School 46.0
Stratford-on-Avon 52.2
West Midlands 38.3
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 47.7% England 36.0% 11.7 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 65.4% England 51.4% 14.0 pts above England
EBacc entry 28.0% England 30.6% 2.6 pts below England
EBacc average point score 4.05 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.33 · 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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.83%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.61 pts higher than England
School 7.83%
Stratford-on-Avon 5.78%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.93%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.11 pts higher than England
School 21.93%
Stratford-on-Avon 13.85%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.48 pts higher than England
School 3.28%
Stratford-on-Avon 1.93%
West Midlands 1.82%
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 secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

57.0% 35.3 pts below England
St Benedict's Catholic High School
57.0%
Stratford-on-Avon
95.1%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
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