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Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sarah Clowes

corporate_fareTHE NEWMAN CATHOLIC COLLEGIATE

location_onStoke-on-Trent, ST2 8AU

language Visit Website phone 1782234646

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

214

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy is an academy converter in Stoke-on-Trent, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE NEWMAN CATHOLIC COLLEGIATE. The school has approximately 221 pupils on roll, of whom 56% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #48 of 64 primaries in Stoke-on-Trent and #9,105 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 58%

Reading77% LA 69%

Writing71% LA 69%

Maths74% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading90% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading65% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA -0.9

-4.2 to 0.2

0.9

Write

LA 0.3

-1.2 to 3.1

-2.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.0 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading87% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA -1.0

1.5 to 5.9

0.5

Write

LA -0.4

-1.5 to 2.5

2.1

Maths

LA -0.8

0.2 to 4.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 58%

Reading80% LA 68%

Writing76% LA 72%

Maths60% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.5

-2.6 to 2.2

-0.5

Write

LA -0.3

-2.7 to 1.7

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.7 to -1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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03 December 2019

Inspection Report

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09 June 2015

Inspection Report

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01 September 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-28

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-12-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-06-09

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-11-07

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 221 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	221	2	0.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	217	1	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	214	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	236	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	235	3	1.3%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	234	4	1.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	229	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils