St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU
Phone: 01634669700
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah McAlpine
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 205
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 19
% eligible for free school meals: 9.3%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 4.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.2%
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

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

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Financials

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Spending per pupil: £5,072 (2024-25)

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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.

Ranked #43 of 53 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#41Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy£5,232
#42Wainscott Primary School£5,216
#43St Benedict's Catholic Primary School£5,072
#44St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School£5,053
#45Miers Court Primary School£4,972

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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.

#1Cedar Children's Academy£9,952
#2Greenvale Primary School£7,848
#3Delce Academy£7,657
#4Twydall Primary School and Nursery£7,631
#5Kingfisher Community Primary School£7,594
#6Elaine Primary School£7,410
#7Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo£7,402
#8Saxon Way Primary School£7,023
#9New Road Primary School£6,947
#10Warren Wood Primary School£6,811
#11St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,809
#12St Nicholas CEVC Primary School£6,698
#13St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe£6,578
#14Oaklands School£6,351
#15Brompton-Westbrook Primary School£6,337
#16St James Church of England Primary Academy£6,333
#17Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School£6,244
#18Temple Mill Primary School£6,219
#19The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)£6,218
#20Lordswood School£6,028
#21Phoenix Primary School£6,015
#22Oasis Academy Skinner Street£5,967
#23Riverside Primary School£5,881
#24Hilltop Primary School£5,828
#25Wayfield Primary School£5,806
#26Byron Primary School£5,785
#27St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School£5,729
#28Deanwood Primary School£5,687
#29Halling Primary School£5,654
#30English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School£5,613
#31St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School£5,605
#32Barnsole Primary School£5,580
#33Leigh Academy Peninsula East£5,579
#34All Saints Church of England Primary School£5,571
#35Cliffe Woods Primary School£5,507
#36Leigh Academy High Halstow£5,458
#37St Mary's Catholic Primary School£5,408
#38Thames View Primary School£5,353
#39Maundene School£5,301
#40Fairview Community Primary School£5,251
#41Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy£5,232
#42Wainscott Primary School£5,216
#43St Benedict's Catholic Primary School£5,072
#44St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School£5,053
#45Miers Court Primary School£4,972
#46New Horizons Children's Academy£4,726
#47Parkwood Primary School£3,804
#48St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School£3,246
#49Chattenden Primary School£2,894
#50Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough£507
#51Luton Primary School£491
#52Walderslade Primary School£365
#53The Academy of Woodlands£283

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