St Benedict's Catholic School
About the school
St Benedict's Catholic School is an open secondary school in Suffolk.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 4 June 2025
- Published
- 29 June 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 49.8
- Suffolk
- 42.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Suffolk
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 49.70%
- Suffolk
- 39.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 71.70%
- Suffolk
- 60.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 54.70%
- Suffolk
- 26.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.6
- Suffolk
- 3.7
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.8
AAB or better
- School
- 14.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
976
Girls
50.20%
Boys
49.80%
SEN support
14.04%
Education, health and care plan
2.66%
English as an additional language
24.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
12.65%
Overall absence
7.23
Persistent absence
17.12
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
146
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
92%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
76
Sustained education or employment
84%
Higher education
59%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
22%