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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Hall Road, Handforth, Wilmslow SK9 3AE
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school maintained by the local authority (Cheshire East). It has about 210 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In February 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Environment, Attendance and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Progress, Representation and Finances.
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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite low.
Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.
Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is below average.
Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.
Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Representation: Slightly 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. Show details
Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
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