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St Benedict's Catholic High School

Kinwarton Road, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6PX ·

Ofsted:Good· 2024Roman Catholic
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At a glance

A state Roman Catholic secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Alcester. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (March 2024). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 46.0 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 58 families put it first for 82 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
455
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Warwickshire
Academy trust
ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Ms Claire Paddock
Opened
Apr 2017

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 12 Mar 2024
GoodOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 107 pupils

Attainment 8
46.0
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
47.7%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
65.4%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.33
2023/24 · CI 0.06 to 0.6
This school
46
Warwickshire
48
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
82
1st preferences
58
All applications
184
1st prefs per place
0.71
Fewer first choices than places

58 of 58 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 17 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
513
Capacity
798
57% full
Girls / boys
53/47
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)27.6%
  • English as an additional language15.6%
  • SEN support22%
  • Education, Health and Care plan1.9%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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