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St Benedict's Catholic School

West Suffolk, IP32 6RHSecondaryAges 11–18MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.4×
More first choices than offers made
239 1st-choice / 167 offers made
Ranking
#1,149
of 3,141 nationally

About St Benedict's Catholic School

St Benedict's Catholic School is a state-funded secondary school in West Suffolk, East of England, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 968 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 852.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (4 Jun 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 49.8 for 2024/25. the published A-level average grade was C+ for 2023/24. admissions data records 239 first-preference applications and 167 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressBeetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, IP32 6RH
HeadteacherMrs Imogen Senior
Local AuthoritySuffolk
Number of Pupils968
Free School Meals (FSM)10.8%
School Capacity968 / 852 (114% full)
Sixth FormYes

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Jun 2025
View Report
Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Sixth Form Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (4 Jun 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 9 Nov 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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St Benedict's Catholic School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.