St Benedict's Catholic High School
About the school
St Benedict's Catholic High School is an open secondary school in Cumberland.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 4 June 2025
- Published
- 2 July 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.2
- Cumberland
- 42.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cumberland
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 32.90%
- Cumberland
- 36.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 53.00%
- Cumberland
- 57.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 19.50%
- Cumberland
- 32.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.46
- Cumberland
- 3.76
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.12
AAB or better
- School
- 14.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
992
Girls
50.30%
Boys
49.70%
SEN support
11.29%
Education, health and care plan
5.95%
English as an additional language
5.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
30.53%
Overall absence
8.54
Persistent absence
24.5
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
184
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
75%
Apprenticeship
13%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
74
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
45%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
30%
Employment
16%