St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Quebec Road, Warrington, WA2 7SB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Forde
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 111308
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925234699
About this school
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 212 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 68% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 81% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 81% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 77% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Warrington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Benedict's Catholic Primary School compares
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School ranked 35th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.4% | 34% | 212 | — |
| Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School | 57% | 5.9% | 42.6% | 667 | 0.2 miles |
| Beamont Primary School | 78% | 5.6% | 45.8% | 333 | 0.2 miles |
| St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.4% | 18.9% | 185 | 0.6 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)
- 34.03%
- English as an additional language
- 33%
- Overall absence
- 5.38%
- Persistent absence
- 14.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Beamont Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
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Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School ranks 42nd of the 65 ranked primary schools in Warrington.
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Primary
- Appleton Thorn Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Beamont Primary School Primary
- Bewsey Lodge Academy Primary
- Birchwood CofE Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Brook Acre Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfields Junior School Primary
- Bruche Academy Primary
- Burtonwood Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Benedict's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of St Benedict's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is Mr Robert Forde, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Benedict's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 212 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 a faith school?
- Yes. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Benedict's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Benedict's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Benedict's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 66% 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 rank locally?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School ranked 35th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% 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's absence rate?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Benedict's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Benedict's Catholic Primary School'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.