St Benedict's Catholic High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Warwickshire
Kinwarton Road, Alcester, B49 6PX
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/03/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
21.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
455
Capacity used
Has space57%
798 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
63 of 63 families who put it first got an offer
111
Places offered
211
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 63 | 63 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 84 | 22 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 7 | ● 18% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 24 | 3 | ● 13% |
| Total | 211 | 95 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 30 applications came from outside the council area (26 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Claire Paddock
- Address
- Kinwarton Road, Alcester, B49 6PX
- Phone
- 01789762888
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward / constituency
- Alcester East · Stratford-on-Avon
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143634
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
455 pupils · 798 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 488 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.33 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.18 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 28% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 107 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.25 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 30 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 103 | 17% | 52% | 70% | |
| English Language | 103 | 17% | 62% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 103 | 15% | 56% | 77% | |
| Religious Studies | 102 | 33% | 60% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 80 | 3% | 34% | 51% | |
| History | 67 | 28% | 60% | 75% | |
| Geography | 41 | 7% | 49% | 56% | |
| Design & Technology | 26 | 0% | 12% | 31% | |
| Spanish | 25 | 44% | 88% | 96% | |
| Biology | 23 | 43% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 23 | 35% | 96% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 23 | 26% | 87% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 18 | 11% | 17% | 33% | |
| Psychology | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Religious Studies | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 18017: St Benedict's Catholic High School, Alcester
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 58% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Warwickshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.