St Benedict's Catholic High School

Voluntary aided school · Secondary school · Whitehaven, Cumberland
CA28 8UG
Composite score
51.5

St Benedict's Catholic High School at a glance

Located in Whitehaven, Cumberland, St Benedict's Catholic High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 992 pupils aged 11 to 18. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 41.2, below the national average of 46. That is down 1.4 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

33% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 53% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. St Benedict's Catholic High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,350
National rank
#299
In North West
#10
In Cumberland
Top 74%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
41.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
33%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
53%
% EBacc grade 5+
9%
EBacc average points score
3.46

School profile

Pupils on roll 992 % FSM ever-6 30.5% % EAL 5.4% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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