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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME5 8PUSt Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Medway · Chatham · ME5 8PU www.st-benedicts.medway.sch.uk/

Pupils
209
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
209
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
209
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/05/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Benedict's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Medway

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

RWM expected standard
77%
+4pp
77%75%73%
'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
23%
+16pp
23%15%7%
'24'25
'25 · 23%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
65%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
26%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
52%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
55%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
209
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU
Local authority
Medway
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2577%23%87%65%90%26%84%52%84%87%109.0108.0110.011%209
2023/2473%7%80%27%83%7%83%40%87%70%107.0108.0106.010%202

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520922.211%17%7%4%8%
2023/2420219.110%5%8%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.