Benedict Academy, Mitcham | The Schools Guide

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Benedict Academy

Church Road, Mitcham CR4 3BE

https://benedictacademy.org/

Benedict Academy is an academy. It has about 170 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in October 2024. The present school opened in 2020.

This school is a member of STEP Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Park Academy, Gonville Academy, Beddington Park Academy, David Livingstone Academy and Heathfield Academy.)

Particular strengths include Progress, Attainment, Admissions and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Finances, Environment and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
0.4		Liberty Primary
0.5		Cranmer Primary School
0.5		Haslemere Primary School
0.6		Bond Primary School
0.6		St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
0.6		St Mark's Primary School
0.9		Green Wrythe Primary School
0.9		St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.0		Gorringe Park Primary School
1.0		Park Academy
1.1		Abbotsbury Primary School

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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Excellent. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is very high.

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is excellent.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is very high.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is roughly average.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

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