65%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
48%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
28%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
433.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
513
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 12/03/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWarwickshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of St Benedict's Catholic High School · Secondary with sixth form · Warwickshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
65%
-9pp
82%73%63%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
48%
-1pp
61%50%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
Attainment 8
46.0
-3.3
55.150.546.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.0
EBacc entry
28%
+4pp
36%24%12%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28%
EBacc APS
433.7
-14.7
517.7469.7421.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 433.7
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
A-level APS
25.2
+1.1
25.423.621.7
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25.2
A-level value added
-0.67
-0.3
-0.4-0.5-0.7
'24'25
'25 · -0.7
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
0%
10%5%0%
'23'25
'25 · 0%
Average A-level grade
C-
+1
C-C-D
'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
513
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
22%
Contact
Address
Kinwarton Road, Alcester, B49 6PX
Local authority
Warwickshire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 65% | 48% | 46.0 | Not applicable | 28% | 433.7 | 29% | 513 |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 49% | 49.3 | +0.33 | 24% | 448.3 | 29% | 566 |
| 2022/23 | 63% | 39% | 46.4 | +0.09 | 15% | 421.6 | 22% | 579 |
| 2021/22 | 82% | 61% | 55.1 | +0.43 | 12% | 517.7 | 23% | 592 |
| 2018/19 | 69% | 43% | 48.8 | -0.10 | 36% | 514.6 | 44% | 765 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 36% | 47.8 | +0.07 | 35% | 534.0 | 47% | 750 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 25.2 | C- | -0.67 | 0% | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 24.2 | D+ | -0.37 | Suppressed | 48 |
| 2022/23 | 25.4 | C- | — | 10% | 48 |
| 2021/22 | 21.7 | D+ | — | Suppressed | 31 |
| 2018/19 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Not eligible | 63 |
| 2017/18 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | 40 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 513 | 21.1 | 24% | 16% | 28% | 8% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 566 | 22.2 | 20% | 16% | 23% | 10% | 29% |
| 2022/23 | 579 | 23.7 | 18% | 17% | 18% | 10% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 592 | 17.5 | 17% | 14% | 20% | 9% | 24% |
| 2020/21 | 673 | 15.6 | 12% | 11% | 13% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 765 | 18.7 | 10% | 8% | 13% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | 6% | 17% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.