St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by St Benedict's Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah McAlpine
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 118780
- Local authority
- Medway
About this school
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Chatham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 |
| Writing progress | +2.90 |
| Maths progress | +3.50 |
How St Benedict's Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.5% | 8.5% | 211 | — |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4% | 6.7% | 205 | 0.0 miles |
| Swingate Primary School | 81% | 3.9% | 12.1% | 662 | 0.3 miles |
| Lordswood School | 76% | 5.5% | 23.5% | 409 | 0.4 miles |
| Walderslade Primary School | 77% | 5% | 14.9% | 235 | 0.8 miles |
| Tunbury Primary School | 57% | 4.6% | 13.1% | 501 | 1.0 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.5%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.5%
- Persistent absence
- 2.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Swingate Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Lordswood School0.4 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Walderslade Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Tunbury Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chatham
Other schools in Chatham
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balfour Junior School Primary
- Greenvale Primary School Primary
- Horsted Infant School Primary
- Horsted Junior School Primary
- Kingfisher Community Primary School Primary
- Lordswood School Primary
- Luton Primary School Primary
- Maundene School Primary
- New Horizons Children's Academy Primary
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Oaklands School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Benedict's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Chatham.
- Has St Benedict's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Benedict's Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School had 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- 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 12 September 2023.