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St Benedict's Catholic High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Kinwarton Road, Alcester B49 6PX · stbenedicts-alcester.straphaelcmat.co.uk · 01789 762888
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46
- average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 455
- 57% of 798 places
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.3%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 82 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 82 | 58 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 111 | 63 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 110 | 43 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 109 | 52 | 0.5 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 121 | 64 | 0.5 | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46, and 47.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Warwickshire it was 48, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46 | 46 | ||
| ▲47.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.05 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125755)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 53.2 | −14.9 |
| Sixth form college | 0.9 | −3.5 |
| Further education | 33.9 | +15.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | 0 |
| Employment | 3.7 | +1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.5 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 students | C- (25.3) | Well below average -0.67 | |
| 30 students | C- (25.3) | Well below average -0.67 | |
| 23 students | Merit+ (27.4) | Average -0.19 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 32 | D+ (24.2) | -0.37 |
| 2022/23 | 42 | C- (25.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 19 | D+ (21.7) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 38.3 | −19.4 |
| Other education | 2.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4 | +2.6 |
| Employment | 34 | +7.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.8 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 6.4 | — |
Ofsted
St Benedict's Catholic High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jun 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
53% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 53%
- Replies
- 57
- 10% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (33%) with SEND