St Benedict's Catholic School is a secondary school located in Bury St Edmunds. 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 29/09/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH
Website: http://www.st-benedicts.suffolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01284753512
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Imogen Senior
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 124861

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/09/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 852
Number of Pupils: 924
Number of Boys: 442
Number of Girls: 482

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.28 Confidence interval 0.04 to 0.52
Of the 120 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 109 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:33%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:54%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.67
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tollgate Primary School
Tollgate Lane , IP32 6DG
3out of 4 302 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Howard Community Academy
Beard Road , IP32 6SA
1out of 4 865 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Grove Road , IP33 3BJ
3out of 4 1,005 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Sexton's Manor Community Primary School
Greene Road , IP33 3HG
3out of 4 1,571 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery
Brooklands Close , IP33 3JX
3out of 4 2,218 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Benedict's Catholic School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RH
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bury St Edmunds County Upper School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RF
1out of 4 193 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Church of England Voluntary Controlled Upper School
Grove Road , IP33 3BH
3out of 4 900 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westley Middle School
Oliver Road , IP33 3JB
3out of 4 1,997 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horringer Court Middle School
Glastonbury Road , IP33 2EX
3out of 4 2,934 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Suffolk College
Out Risbygate , IP33 3RL
- not rated 1,100 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abbeygate Sixth Form College
Beetons Way , IP33 3YU
- not rated 1,190 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Albany
Beard Road , IP32 6SA
3out of 4 737 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Priory School
Mount Road , IP32 7BH
4out of 4 2,273 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Western Area Education Office
New Shire Hall , Raingate Street IP33 2AR
- not rated 2,569 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.