Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2015
Expected Standard
77%
Demand Ratio
1.1x
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Chatham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.
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 209 pupils on roll, of whom 7% 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 #26 of 56 primaries in Medway and #5,373 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.
The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.
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.
R/W/M Expected Standard
77%
Read SS
109
Maths SS
108
GPS SS
110
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
73%
Read SS
107
Maths SS
108
GPS SS
106
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
No digital report timeline available.
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