Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Stoke-on-Trent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.628 miles
Published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.628 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.628 miles away, the 14th shortest of 67 Stoke-on-Trent primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025.
- Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Stoke-on-Trent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Abbey Lane, Abbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8AU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 239 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Strong relationships are at the heart of this inspirational school.”
- “The school’s values are lived out by leaders, staff and pupils.”
- “Pupils appreciate the caring ethos of the school, and they are inspired to achieve.”
To improve
- “However, where absence remains an issue, the situation is never tolerated.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 58% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Abbey Hulton Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingsland CofE Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Carmountside Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Holden Lane Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Northwood 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Grove 1.0 mi Good
- Eaton Park Academy 1.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published