St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School

CoventryVoluntary aided school

Leigh Street, Hillfields, Coventry, CV1 5HG

Headteacher: Mrs Pauline MacDonaldSchool website ↗Pupils: 351 (capacity: 354)
Ofsted Good
Inspected January 2023
Oversubscribed
88% of first-choice applicants offered a place
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected January 2023
88%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 10 January 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
63.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 79%·Writing 72%·Maths 79%All three 63%
Reading
Expected79%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected72%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected79%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
45
How many families wanted this school first?
49
How many got their first choice?
43of 49 (87.8%)
How many applied in total?
93

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
51.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
53.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
44%girls·56%boys
154 girls, 197 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 69% (2018/19), currently 63%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1663.0%5.0%+1.4+0.3+2.3
2016/1756.0%7.0%-1.7+0.5+1.6
2017/1864.0%7.0%-0.7-1.6+0.7
2018/1969.0%7.0%-1.2-0.7+1.2
2022/2347.0%0.0%-1.4-1.5+0.1
2023/2458.0%7.0%---
2024/2563.0%9.0%---
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