Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy is a secondary school located in Derby. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/05/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Duffield Road, Derby, DE22 1JD
Website: http://www.saintben.derby.sch.uk
Telephone: 01332557032
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Derby
Headteacher / Principal: Mr K Gritton
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138622

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1215
Number of Pupils: 1355
Number of Boys: 651
Number of Girls: 704

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.31 Confidence interval 0.14 to 0.49
Of the 222 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 207 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:18%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.95
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Whitecross Nursery School
Watson Street, DE1 3PJ
1,696 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Central Community Nursery School
43 Nuns Street, DE1 3LR
1,942 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ashgate Nursery School
18 Stepping Lane, DE1 1GJ
2,403 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School
Darley Abbey Drive, Darley Abbey DE22 1EF
470 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLawn Primary School
Norbury Close, Allestree DE22 2QR
683 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Markeaton Primary School
Bromley Street, DE22 1HL
1,281 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Portway Junior School
Robincroft Road, Allestree DE22 2GL
1,376 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Portway Infant School
Woodlands Road, Allestree DE22 2HE
1,440 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Duffield Road, Darley Abbey DE22 1JD
0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Allestree Woodlands School
Blenheim Drive, Allestree DE22 2LW
1,692 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Landau Forte College
Fox Street, DE1 2LF
2,175 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDerby Cathedral School
Great Northern Road, DE1 1LR
2,657 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Da Vinci Academy
St Andrew's View, Breadsall DE21 4ET
2,814 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOld Vicarage School
11 Church Lane, Darley Abbey DE22 1EW
696 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Derby
Kedleston Road, DE22 1GB
990 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Newton's Walk
56 Cedar Street, DE22 1GE
1,218 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedEmmanuel School (Derby) Limited
Juniper Lodge, 43 Kedleston Road DE22 1FP
1,595 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Giles' Spencer Academy
Hampshire Road, Chaddesden DE21 6BT
1,999 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.