St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy
Church Walk, Atherstone, CV9 1PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Paula Parker
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 141812
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827712320
About this school
St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Atherstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 187 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 14 June 2023, 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 | 27 | 22 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 82% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 14% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 91% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 86% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 86% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 112.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy compares
St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy ranked 35th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 6.9% | 28% | 187 | — |
| Outwoods Primary School | 66% | 6.5% | 33.4% | 394 | 0.4 miles |
| Witherley Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.4% | 10.1% | 100 | 0.5 miles |
| Racemeadow Primary Academy | 71% | 5.8% | 33.4% | 360 | 0.6 miles |
| Michael Drayton Junior School | — | — | — | 578 | 2.1 miles |
| Nursery Hill Primary School | 63% | 9.9% | 41.8% | 171 | 2.2 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)
- 28.02%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.88%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwoods Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Atherstone
-
Witherley Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Atherstone
-
Racemeadow Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Atherstone
-
Michael Drayton Junior School2.1 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Nursery Hill Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
Other schools in Atherstone
St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Atherstone.
- Austrey CofE Primary School Primary
- Hurley Primary School Primary
- Outwoods Primary School Primary
- Racemeadow Primary Academy Primary
- Sheepy Magna Church of England Primary School Primary
- Witherley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wood End Primary School Primary
- Woodside CofE Primary School Primary
- Atherstone Nursery School Nursery
- The Queen Elizabeth Academy Secondary
- Twycross House Pre-Preparatory School Independent schools
- Twycross House School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy teach?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Atherstone.
- Who is the headteacher of St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy is Mrs Paula Parker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy, 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 Academy?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy has 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy full?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 187 on roll (89%), 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 Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy is part of THE HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 74% 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 Academy rank locally?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy ranked 35th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy'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 2 July 2026.