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St Benedict's Catholic School

Secondary · Suffolk · IP32 6RH · URN 149285

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-06-04Cohort 968Roman CatholicNon-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 159
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 80 schools in Suffolk

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    49.8

    Suffolk 35.94England 46.1

    13.9 above the area average of 35.9

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    49.7%

    Suffolk 29.6%England 45.9%

    20.1 percentage points above the area average of 29.6

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    71.7%

    Suffolk 44.9%

    26.8 percentage points above the area average of 44.9

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    4.6

    Suffolk 3.06England 4.07

    1.5 above the area average of 3.1

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    22%

    Suffolk 8.1%England 17.6%

    13.9 percentage points above the area average of 8.1

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    54.7%

    Suffolk 20.7%

    34 percentage points above the area average of 20.7

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    14.5%

    Suffolk 31.9%

    17.4 percentage points below the area average of 31.9

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    159

    Suffolk 107

    51.6 above the area average of 107.4

    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

Suffolk · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes
22.5 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
23.5% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
11.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
14.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
12.5pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
15.8pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
89.4% 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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St Benedict's Catholic School is a secondary school in Suffolk, postcode IP32 6RH (URN 149285).
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