St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley

About St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley

St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School in Hindley is a popular choice among local families, and the numbers back that up. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 41 applications for just 28 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.46. Of those applications, 23 were first-preference offers, which suggests a strong local reputation. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11, led by headteacher Janice Taberner. With 192 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, it is operating close to full. Just over a third of pupils (33.5%) are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average and indicates a diverse intake. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2022, rated it Good across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — a consistent improvement from its previous Good rating in 2012.

Academically, St Benedict’s performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Wigan local authority average of 65%. This places the school 12th out of 98 primary schools in the borough, and in the top 10% nationally. In individual subjects, 87% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths respectively, with average scaled scores of 107 in both reading and maths. At the higher standard, 10% achieved the top marks across all three subjects, with 33% reaching that level in maths alone. The school’s ranking score of 83 puts it just behind top local peers like Nicol Mere and Gilded Hollins, but it is comfortably ahead of most schools in the North West region, where it sits in the 137th position out of 2,065 primaries.

The school offers a solid range of facilities, including a library, dining hall, playing fields, a sensory room, an outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports provision covers athletics, swimming, dance, football and netball, while clubs include book club, drama and eco club. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists a wide range of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate to severe learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language challenges, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Holy Family Catholic Primary School, 2.7 km away, but St Benedict’s consistent Good rating and strong results make it a reliable choice for Catholic families in Hindley who want a well-regarded local school with a clear academic track record and a supportive environment for a broad range of learners.

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