Voluntary aided school · Coventry

St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
345Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
133556URN

Leigh Street, Hillfields, Coventry, CV1 5HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Coventry median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Coventry

90 applications for 45 places · 47th of 83 in Coventry

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Coventry 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Coventry median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

90 applications · 45 places offered · 47 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Coventry median median 2.1
2025 2.1; Coventry median median 2.1
2024 2.1; Coventry median median 2.2
2023 1.9; Coventry median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Coventry median median 2.0
2021 1.9; Coventry median median 2.0
2020 2.1; Coventry median median 2.0
2019 1.9; Coventry median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Coventry median median 2.0
2017 2.2; Coventry median median 2.2
2016 2.3; Coventry median median 2.2
2015 2.2; Coventry median median 2.2
2014 2.4; Coventry median median 2.2

This school
Coventry median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	90	2.0	47	1.04
Sep 2025	45	93	2.1	49	1.09
Sep 2024	45	96	2.1	54	1.20
Sep 2023	37	70	1.9	35	0.95
Sep 2022	40	69	1.7	37	0.93
Sep 2021	45	86	1.9	47	1.04
Sep 2020	45	93	2.1	40	0.89
Sep 2019	44	82	1.9	42	0.95
Sep 2018	45	94	2.1	45	1.00
Sep 2017	45	98	2.2	41	0.91
Sep 2016	45	103	2.3	52	1.16
Sep 2015	45	101	2.2	60	1.33
Sep 2014	45	108	2.4	50	1.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 72% · Maths 79% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%35th of 82 in Coventry

Coventry 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Coventry 74% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Coventry 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Coventry 72% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Coventry 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Coventry 73% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Coventry 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Coventry median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	9%	106	105
2023/24	58%	7%	105	104
2022/23	47%	0%	103	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy
0.4 km · Coventry

2025

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Southfields Primary School
0.5 km · Coventry

Good2022

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
John Gulson Primary School
0.6 km · Coventry

Good2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Frederick Bird Academy
0.7 km · Coventry

Requires improvement2023

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Gosford Park Primary School
1.1 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Broad Heath Community Primary School
1.2 km · Coventry

2026

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Stoke Primary School
1.2 km · Coventry

Requires improvement2024

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133556 · 331/3010
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 354 pupils · 345 on roll
Free school meals: 39.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2002
Address: Leigh Street, Hillfields, Coventry, CV1 5HG
Local authority: Coventry

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources