St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School

Rugby · CV21 3NX

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 342 pupils, 26.3% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

Parent score Rate this school No reviews yet - be the first SEN Resourced provision · 19.6% on SEN support Behaviour 6.3% absence rate Staff 12% turnover Financials £6,647 per pupil Environment Buildings and facilities

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St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School

General Information

Address: Chester Street, Rugby, CV21 3NX – View on map
Phone: 01788574697
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Daniel Horishny
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 36 families put it first for 38 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 7 · 2024 9 · 2025 9 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

342 pupils out of 360 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 90
% eligible for free school meals: 26.3%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Rugby average)
English as an additional language: 54% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12% a year (Rugby 18.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 29% moved to another school, 71% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Warwickshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 27 (0.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Warwickshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 20.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced provision for Speech, language and communication 8 places · 9 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 19.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 22 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 16 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 14 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 4 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card February 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Needs attention

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2022). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 49% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 11 percentage points below the Rugby average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 44% against an expected 61%)
3-year average (expected standard): 44%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 60% · Writing 53% · Maths 63% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 65%
Average test scores: reading 103, maths 102
Based on: 43 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolRugby averageEngland↗ Improving Up 10 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 11 percentage points below the Rugby average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 23rd of 27 junior and primary schools in the area

=20Wolvey CofE Primary School50%
=23Long Lawford Primary School49%
=23St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School49%
=25Boughton Leigh Junior School45%
=25Rokeby Primary School45%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St Gabriel's CofE Academy82%
#2Riverside Academy77%
#3Oakfield Primary Academy74%
#4Eastlands Primary School73%
=5Northlands Primary School70%
=5Paddox Primary School70%
=7English Martyrs Catholic Primary School67%
=7Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School67%
#9Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Junior Academy66%
=10Binley Woods Primary School64%
=10Cawston Grange Primary School64%
#12Rugby Free Primary School63%
=13Abbots Farm Junior School62%
=13Bilton CofE Junior School62%
#15Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School59%
=16St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School56%
=16St Oswald's CofE Academy56%
=18Ryton-On-Dunsmore Provost Williams Church of England Academy55%
=18St Marie's Catholic Primary School55%
=20Knightlow CofE Primary School50%
=20The Revel CofE (Aided) Primary School50%
=20Wolvey CofE Primary School50%
=23Long Lawford Primary School49%
=23St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School49%
=25Boughton Leigh Junior School45%
=25Rokeby Primary School45%
#27Henry Hinde School35%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,647 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

15th of 25 primary schools in Rugby for spending per pupil

#13Riverside Academy£6,765
#14Eastlands Primary School£6,695
#15St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School£6,647
#16St Gabriel's CofE Academy£6,591
#17Paddox Primary School£6,524

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Brownsover Community School£11,969
#2The Griffin Primary School£9,497
#3Ryton-On-Dunsmore Provost Williams Church of England Academy£9,270
#4Rokeby Primary School£8,404
#5Binley Woods Primary School£7,597
#6St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School£7,522
#7The Revel CofE (Aided) Primary School£7,362
#8Long Lawford Primary School£7,267
#9St Oswald's CofE Academy£7,190
#10Wolvey CofE Primary School£6,921
#11Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School£6,820
#12Northlands Primary School£6,807
#13Riverside Academy£6,765
#14Eastlands Primary School£6,695
#15St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School£6,647
#16St Gabriel's CofE Academy£6,591
#17Paddox Primary School£6,524
#18Cawston Grange Primary School£6,390
#19Knightlow CofE Primary School£6,170
#20Henry Hinde School£6,017
#21Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School£5,985
#22English Martyrs Catholic Primary School£5,916
#23Rugby Free Primary School£5,882
#24Oakfield Primary Academy£5,867
#25St Marie's Catholic Primary School£5,533

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