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Maintained school
St Benedict's Catholic College
Secondary
Roman Catholic
Norman Way, Colchester, CO33US
012 0654 9222


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
878

St Benedict's Catholic College is a Maintained school (Voluntary aided school) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 876. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 27 Nov 2013.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 30% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
439 boys and 439 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
18.8
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
10.5%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
13.2%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
8.8%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
11.2%
EHC PLAN
3%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
50
Local Authority
46.1
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
41%
Local Authority
41%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 79% 38% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.64 3.97 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

27 Nov 2013

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 597
Of which first preference applications 145
Of which second preference applications 158
Of which third preference applications 124
Total offers made 179
Of which first preference offers 134
Of which second preference offers 32
Of which third preference offers 7




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
97%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 94% 87% 87%
Staying in employment 1% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 2% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 2% 5% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
6
GREEN SPACE
5
ENVIRONMENT
6
SAFETY
5
PROPERTY
£435,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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