Academy converter · Medway

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
149979URN

Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

As the previous school: Good2015

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.2 below Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

63 applications for 28 places · 41st of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Sep 2023)

Before: St Benedict's Catholic Primary School URN 118780 Good2015

For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Medway median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

63 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Medway median median 2.5
2025 2.7; Medway median median 2.8
2024 2.9; Medway median median 2.8
2023 3.1; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2022 2.5; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2021 2.4; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 2.9; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 2.8; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 3.6; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 3.4; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 3.7; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Medway median

Dashed bars: as St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (URN 118780), the previous school.

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	28	63	2.3	28	1.00
Sep 2025	26	70	2.7	26	1.00
Sep 2024	31	89	2.9	33	1.06
Sep 2023 *	20	62	3.1	20	1.00
Sep 2022 *	30	74	2.5	27	0.90
Sep 2021 *	29	69	2.4	27	0.93
Sep 2020 *	30	70	2.3	32	1.07
Sep 2019 *	29	84	2.9	30	1.03
Sep 2018 *	28	78	2.8	27	0.96
Sep 2017 *	30	107	3.6	36	1.20
Sep 2016 *	30	102	3.4	40	1.33
Sep 2015 *	23	84	3.7	22	0.96
Sep 2014 *	30	91	3.0	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 90% · Maths 84% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%6th of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard65%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Medway median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	23%	109	108
2023/24	73%	7%	107	108
2022/23	83%	23%	108	109

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 Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Not yet inspected

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Swingate Primary School
0.5 km · Medway

Remains Good · improving2024
Lordswood School
0.6 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Walderslade Primary School
1.2 km · Medway

Remains Good · improving2024

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Tunbury Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Maundene School
1.7 km · Medway

Good2022

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
Oaklands School
1.8 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hempstead Junior School
2.3 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149979 · 887/3753
Trust: Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 9.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2023
Replaced: St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (URN 118780)
Address: Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU
Local authority: Medway

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