St Benedict's Catholic School

Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH

Local ranking4th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

852

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Benedict's Catholic School (URN 124861) since 1 September 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 49.8 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 49.7% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 71.7% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 54.7% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 4.6 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 159

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 95.0%
Continued in education: 92.0%
Apprenticeships: 1.0%
Employment: 1.0%
Not sustained: 3.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 83.0%
Higher education: 58.0%
Apprenticeships: 3.0%
Employment: 22.0%
Not sustained: 11.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

B-

Avg A-Level Grade

35.8

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

35.7

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 14.7% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 29.8
16-18 Cohort: 146

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 976
Boys: 486 (50%)
Girls: 490 (50%)
Capacity: 852 (115% full)
SEND: 16.7%
FSM Eligible: 12.7%
EAL: 24.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.7%
SEN Support: 14.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 59.8
Budget per Pupil: £6,994/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 7.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 17.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 58.2%
White Other: 20.6%
Mixed Other: 4.7%
Asian Indian: 4.0%
Other: 2.7%
Asian Other: 2.5%
Black African: 1.8%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%

58.2%

White British

20.6%

White Other

4.7%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01284753512

office@st-benedicts.suffolk.sch.uk

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Beetons Way

Bury St Edmunds, East of England

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Administrative

URN: 149285
UKPRN: 10090940
Establishment No.: 4600
Trust: OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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