St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Wolverhampton, Staffordshire·WV5 9DZ
Composite score
89.0
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National rank
#16
In West Midlands
#4
In Staffordshire
Top 2%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
30%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
29 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
0.97
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
66
any preference, for 30 places
Applications from another council area
23%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.03
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8120220.9320231.0020241.0020250.972026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
199
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,797
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School at a glance

Located in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 199 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 83% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 1.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 2% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 30% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 30 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 21.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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 above.

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