St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Wilmslow
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wilmslow, part of Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Catholic religious character. It was 99% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire East (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy in detail
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We hope it gives you a flavour of our warm, caring community and helps you to understand the rich and varied experiences we offer the children in our care. St Benedict's is a one-form entry primary school in the town of Handforth."
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (URN 111323), 68% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 18 families put St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 39 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are Handforth Grange Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 80% maths); The Wilmslow Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); Outwood Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); and Thorn Grove Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 86% reading, 83% maths).
Handforth Grange Primary SchoolThe Wilmslow AcademyOutwood Primary SchoolThorn Grove Primary School
The trust
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is one of 18 schools run by Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 18 schools in Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust
Who goes there
In 2026, 28 pupils (13.9%) received SEN support and 15 (7.4%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Handforth Rail Station, about 360 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Green (cnr), 240 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (URN 111323), it was rated Good in October 2011.
At a Glance
24.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (URN 111323), the school St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 81% to 68% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 64% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.
- Stagecoach Wilmslow330m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cheshire East's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is in Cheshire East; for families living there:
- Cheshire East's school travel policy: Compulsory school age travel policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 13 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
208 pupils
210 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Wilmslow
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wilmslow
Across Cheshire East council
Places available
4,535
Applications
3,733
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Cheshire East council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
28
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
21.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
202
Total Pupils
100
Boys
102
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
15.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,151
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (URN 111323), the school St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
4.9%
Overall absence
11.0%
Persistent absence
181
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Are there exam results for St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (URN 111323), 68% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (URN 111323), it was rated Good in October 2011.
What is the catchment area for St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Cheshire East allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How many pupils go to St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has around 202 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
Apply through Cheshire East's coordinated admissions process, naming St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: Stagecoach Wilmslow (330m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 13 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at Hall Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 3AE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)