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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Charlton Lane, Midsomer Norton, Radstock BA3 4BD · stbenedicts.info · 01761 418594
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 48%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Somerset 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 120
- 57% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 9 families put the school first and 14 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 | 14 | 9 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Somerset it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼48% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123840)
Ofsted
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 10 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 10 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123840)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123840), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123840)
Before September 2019
Jan 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123840)
Jun 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123840)