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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 151267
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 February 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 11 April 2022 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Catholic
Local authority Cheshire East
Trust OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 202 202 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 102 50.5% of pupils
Male pupils 100 49.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.3%
0.5 pts below England
School 24.3%
Cheshire East 16.3%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

23.3%
3.0 pts above England
School 23.3%
Cheshire East 10.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cheshire East 1.5%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
60.9%
123
Any other White background
8.9%
18
Indian
8.4%
17
African
3.5%
7
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
7
Any other Asian background
3.0%
6
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 21.3% 43 of 202 pupils
0.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.3%
Cheshire East 19.2%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.9% 28 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts below
EHC plans 7.4% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Specific learning difficulty 8
Speech, language & communication 8
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
No specialist assessment yet 3

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.2% 8.0 pts above England
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
96.2%
Cheshire East
94.9%
North West
90.6%
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