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EnglandNorth WestSouth RibblePR5 6TASt Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary

South Ribble · Preston · PR5 6TA www.smsb.lancs.sch.uk/

Pupils
267
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
267
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
267
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£6894 spend / pupil£6868 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
52%
+16pp
65%51%36%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
70%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
24%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 104.17
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
267
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Brownedge Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6TA
Local authority
Lancashire
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
2024/2552%7%72%22%74%11%67%15%80%70%104.0102.0104.014%267
2023/2436%0%67%24%67%2%51%7%62%53%103.0100.0101.012%276
2022/2339%7%51%17%61%13%49%6%65%60%100.098.0101.0-3.90-0.20-4.7012%288
2018/1965%5%74%21%74%16%84%28%79%77%104.0105.0105.0+0.00-0.70+0.706%295
2017/1852%2%62%14%76%7%64%10%83%64%102.0102.0103.0-1.80+0.20-0.805%298
2016/1755%2%73%14%73%7%68%14%73%80%102.0101.0105.0-0.80-0.80-1.107%300

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
2024/2526719.114%23%28%5%13%
2023/2427619.912%18%29%6%18%
2022/2328819.512%11%32%7%20%
2021/2229223.410%11%30%7%22%
2020/2130027.38%10%26%
2018/1929524.66%11%22%4%8%
2017/1829822.95%12%22%4%8%
2016/1730023.07%12%19%3%6%

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