St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley
Abbott Street, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Janice Taberner
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 106494
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942253522
About this school
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 198 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 83% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 10% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 87% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 87% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 87% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley compares
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley ranked 11th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 5.5% | 33.9% | 198 | — |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley | 71% | 5.3% | 31.2% | 281 | 0.3 miles |
| Hindley Junior and Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School | 71% | 5.4% | 43.8% | 237 | 0.7 miles |
| Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 43.1% | 201 | 0.8 miles |
| Ince CofE Primary School | 48% | 7.2% | 58.9% | 383 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.85%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 16.57%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley0.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Hindley Junior and Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Ince CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley ranks 10th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Wigan.
- Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aspull Church Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Bickershaw CofE Primary School Primary
- Billinge Chapel End Primary School Primary
- Britannia Bridge Primary School Primary
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School Primary
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Garswood Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley teach?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley?
- The headteacher of St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley is Mrs Janice Taberner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley full?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley has capacity for 210 pupils and 198 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley a faith school?
- Yes. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley compare with other schools in Wigan?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley ranked 11th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley's absence rate?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.