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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 February 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, URN 111323
- 6 October 2011Graded inspection: Good · as St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, URN 111323
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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 entry39 applications · 20 places offered · 18 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.2
- 2025 1.8; Cheshire East median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2024 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2023 1.8; Cheshire East median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2022 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2021 1.8; Cheshire East median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2020 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2019 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 1.7; Cheshire East median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
- This school
- Cheshire East median
Dashed bars: as St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (URN 111323), 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 | 20 | 39 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 * | 26 | 46 | 1.8 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 30 | 57 | 1.9 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 * | 25 | 46 | 1.8 | 20 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2022 * | 22 | 45 | 2.1 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2021 * | 23 | 42 | 1.8 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 50 | 1.7 | 24 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2019 * | 23 | 47 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 61 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 61 | 2.0 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 56 | 1.9 | 22 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 51 | 1.7 | 25 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2014 * | 26 | 48 | 1.9 | 24 | 0.92 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.0applications per place
- 1.0 km · Cheshire EastOutstanding20242.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Cheshire EastImproved significantly20241.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · StockportRemains Good20233.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · StockportRemains Good20242.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Cheshire EastGood20232.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · StockportRemains Good20224.0applications per place
- 2.2 km · Stockport20264.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · StockportGood20233.1applications per place
- 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151267 · 895/3513
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 202 on roll
- Free school meals
- 24.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2025
- Replaced
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (URN 111323)
- Address
- Hall Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3AE
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources