Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent

From the headteacher's welcome: "It gives me great pleasure to welcome you and your child to Our Lady and Saint Benedict Catholic Academy, which is part of the St Gabriel the Archangel Multi Academy Trust. Choosing your child's school is one of the most important decisions you will ever make."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Stoke-on-Trent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 90% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy are Abbey Hulton Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 50% reading, 67% maths); Kingsland CofE Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 68% maths); Carmountside Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 61% reading, 55% maths); and Holden Lane Academy (0.8 miles, 97% reading, 87% maths).

Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy is one of 64 schools run by St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

58.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 30.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (57%), Black (16%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 33 pupils (13.8%) received SEN support and 3 (1.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Abbey Court (opposite), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy issued 4 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy are Birches Head Academy (0.6 miles) and The Excel Academy (1.1 miles).