St Benedict's Catholic College
About the school
St Benedict's Catholic College is an open secondary school in Essex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 July 2023
- Published
- 25 September 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 54.7
- Essex
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Essex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 61.70%
- Essex
- 43.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 81.70%
- Essex
- 63.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 45.00%
- Essex
- 38.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.72
- Essex
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- A-
Average A-level points
- School
- 45.33
AAB or better
- School
- 44.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
891
Girls
46.13%
Boys
53.87%
SEN support
16.16%
Education, health and care plan
3.25%
English as an additional language
16.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
12.57%
Overall absence
5.81
Persistent absence
15.3
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
176
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
4%