Benedict Academy, Mitcham | The Schools Guide

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Benedict Academy

Church Road, Mitcham CR4 3BE

https://benedictacademy.org/

Benedict Academy is an academy. It has about 160 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in March 2019. The present school opened in 2020.

This school is a member of STEP Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Park Academy, Gonville Academy, Beddington Park Academy, David Livingstone Academy and Heathfield Academy.)

Particular strengths include Admissions, Progress, Disadvantaged pupils and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Attendance, Environment and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
0.4		Liberty Primary
0.5		Cranmer Primary School
0.5		Haslemere Primary School
0.6		Bond Primary School
0.6		St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
0.6		St Mark's Primary School
0.9		Green Wrythe Primary School
0.9		St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.0		Gorringe Park Primary School
1.0		Park Academy
1.1		Abbotsbury Primary School

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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is very high.

Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is excellent.

Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is roughly average.

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

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