Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
About the school
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy is an open secondary school in Derby.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 29 November 2023
- Published
- 18 January 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.3
- Derby
- 42.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Derby
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 37.00%
- Derby
- 38.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 63.80%
- Derby
- 58.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 25.90%
- Derby
- 34.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.88
- Derby
- 3.72
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.09
AAB or better
- School
- 8.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1507
Girls
55.14%
Boys
44.86%
SEN support
11.94%
Education, health and care plan
2.72%
English as an additional language
36.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
31.78%
Overall absence
7.19
Persistent absence
19.97
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
228
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
71
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
62%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
15%