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St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Hall Road, Handforth, Wilmslow SK9 3AE · stbenedicts.cheshire.sch.uk · 01625 520207
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 50%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 202
- 96% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 24.3%
- First language not English
- 23.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 20 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 22 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Cheshire East it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼50% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111323)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 February 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Feb 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111323)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111323), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111323)
May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111323)