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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
person Mrs Sarah McAlpine (Headteacher)
corporate_fareKENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
location_onChatham, ME5 8PU
language Visit Website phone 01634669700
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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

205

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Chatham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Chatham, Medway, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 23% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #25 of 54 primaries in Medway and #5,359 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

77%

LA 59%
Reading87% LA 71%
Writing90% LA 71%
Maths84% LA 69%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 61%England 61%
Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 74%
Writing83% LA 72% · Eng 72%
Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology
YearPrimary Overall (Nat)LA RankAttainmentProgress
2025 #5,359 / 14,159 #25 #2,402 #1
2024 #5,911 / 14,233 #28 #3,078 #1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations
S5 Inspection EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
Latest Ungraded: School remains Good
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good

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Data sources: School information from GIAS (DfE). Ofsted inspection data from Ofsted. Performance data from DfE Performance Tables. Parent View data from Ofsted Parent View. Census data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Rankings are computed by SchoolsInfo.uk using public DfE data. Data updated annually. Last refresh: March 2026. How we calculate rankings →

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