St Benedict's Catholic College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C68
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Colchester, CO3 3US
- Distance
- 0.0km away
Colchester County High School for Girls
Norman Way, Colchester, CO3 3US
Local ranking2nd of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1020
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 November 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 79.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 98.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 100.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 190
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 98.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 75.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 11.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
A-
Avg A-Level Grade
45.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
45.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
125
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 44.0% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 251
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1210
- Girls
- 1198 (100%)
- Capacity
- 1020 (117% full)
- SEND
- 1.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 5.0%
- EAL
- 39.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.0%
- SEN Support
- 1.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 68.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,111/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 7.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Indian: 28.7%
- White British: 28.3%
- Black African: 10.4%
- Asian Other: 6.3%
- Asian Chinese: 4.8%
- White Other: 4.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 4.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 3.6%
28.7%
Asian Indian
28.3%
White British
10.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Norman Way
Colchester, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137515
- UKPRN
- 10035498
- Establishment No.
- 5454
- Trust
- ALPHA TRUST
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