St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School
Leigh Street, Coventry, CV1 5HG
345 pupils · 97% of 354 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Free school meals
- 39.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 10 January 2023, published 8 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.04 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 47 | 90 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 49 | 93 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 54 | 96 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 37 | 35 | 70 | 37 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 40 | 37 | 69 | 40 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 47 | 86 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 40 | 93 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 44 | 42 | 82 | 44 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sidney Stringer Primary Academy 0.4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Southfields Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- John Gulson Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Frederick Bird Academy 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Gosford Park Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Broad Heath Community Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.