St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Coventry. 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 27/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Leigh Street, Coventry, CV1 5HG
Website: www.stmary-stben.coventry.sch.uk
Telephone: 02476229486
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Coventry
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Pauline MacDonald
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 133556

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 354
Number of Pupils: 345
Number of Boys: 186
Number of Girls: 159

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3 to 0.7
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillfields Nursery School
Clifton Street , Hillfields CV1 5GR
4out of 4 226 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School
Leigh Street , Hillfields CV1 5HG
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy
Bath Street , CV1 5GU
4out of 4 401 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Southfields Primary School
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3out of 4 500 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
John Gulson Primary School
George Street , CV1 4HB
3out of 4 680 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Frederick Bird Primary School
Swan Lane , CV2 4QQ
2out of 4 735 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sidney Stringer Academy
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4out of 4 476 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Eden Girls' School Coventry
Stoney Stanton Rd , CV1 4FS
4out of 4 555 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
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3out of 4 1,430 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Stoke Park School
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1out of 4 1,649 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Terry Road , CV1 2BA
3out of 4 1,778 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Coventry College
50 Swanswell Street , CV1 5DG
- not rated 3,041 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Summit School
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- not rated 648 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Coventry University
Priory Street , CV1 5FB
- not rated 973 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Coventry Youth Offending Service
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- not rated 1,422 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pattison College
90 Binley Road , Coventry CV3 1FQ
- not rated 1,657 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bablake Junior and Pre-prep School
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- not rated 1,687 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.