St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Atherstone, Warwickshire
St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school in Atherstone, Warwickshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2023. Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Church Walk, Atherstone, CV9 1PS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Warwickshire
- Pupils on roll
- 187 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of the St Benedict’s community and say that ‘everyone belongs here’.”
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy school.”
- “There are respectful relationships between adults and pupils.”
To improve
- “However, there is variability in how well staff check the sounds that pupils know.”
- “This means that sometimes mistakes are not addressed quickly and pupils miss opportunities to practise the correct letters and sounds.”
- “However, some pupils still do not attend school regularly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 July 2023 (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) | 74% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2017 to 2026, as Warwickshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Warwickshire.
- Outwoods Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Racemeadow Primary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Michael Drayton Junior School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Nursery Hill Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Nathaniel Newton Infant School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodside CofE Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Academy 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Galley Common Infant School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published