St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School

Primary · Coventry · CV1 5HG · URN 133556

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-01-10Cohort 345Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 43

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 88 schools in Coventry

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
63%
Coventry 57%England 61%
6 percentage points above the area average of 57
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
9%
Coventry 4.3%England 8%
4.7 percentage points above the area average of 4.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Coventry 104.69England 105
1.3 above the area average of 104.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
105
Coventry 103.96England 105
1 above the area average of 104
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
108
Coventry 105.3England 105
2.7 above the area average of 105.3
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
40%
Coventry 29.2%England 32%
10.8 percentage points above the area average of 29.2
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
79%
Coventry 69.9%
9.1 percentage points above the area average of 69.9
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
72%
Coventry 66.7%
5.3 percentage points above the area average of 66.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
79%
Coventry 68.4%
10.6 percentage points above the area average of 68.4
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
43
Coventry 52
8.8 below the area average of 51.8
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Coventry	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	63% Coventry 57%England 61%	6 percentage points above the area average of 57	2 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	9% Coventry 4.3%England 8%	4.7 percentage points above the area average of 4.3	1 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Coventry 104.69England 105	1.3 above the area average of 104.7	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	105 Coventry 103.96England 105	1 above the area average of 104	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	108 Coventry 105.3England 105	2.7 above the area average of 105.3	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	40% Coventry 29.2%England 32%	10.8 percentage points above the area average of 29.2	8 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	79% Coventry 69.9%	9.1 percentage points above the area average of 69.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	72% Coventry 66.7%	5.3 percentage points above the area average of 66.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	79% Coventry 68.4%	10.6 percentage points above the area average of 68.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	43 Coventry 52	8.8 below the area average of 51.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Coventry · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 28.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 59.7% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 39.9% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13.6% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.4pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 40% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 9% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.8pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 63% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 95.7% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School Good at its inspection on 10/01/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Coventry, postcode CV1 5HG (URN 133556).
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