Alcester Academy
Academy converter · 636 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.0
Academy converter
St Benedict's Catholic High School
- Pupils on roll
- 455of 798 places
- Free school meals
- 32.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 107
- Ofsted
- Good, 12 March 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Benedict's Catholic High School (URN 125755, until 1 November 2016).
What the data says
Of the 109 pupils who finished Year 11 at St Benedict's Catholic High School in 2023, 49% stayed on in St Benedict's Catholic High School’s own sixth form (Warwickshire average 43%), 32% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 46 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 43% went to university (Warwickshire 35%, England 37%), and 12% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 13% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 95% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
A level grades average C-, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Sociology, Psychology and Art and Design.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Warwickshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 109 | 6,474 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 49% | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 32% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 46 | 6,672 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 43% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 12% | 21% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 13% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 26% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.0 | 48.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 50% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 | 4.28 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 21% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 38.2 | 32.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.0 | 52.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 22% | 13% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 103 | 96% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 78% |
| Mathematics | 103 | 96% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 70% |
| English Literature | 103 | 96% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 77% |
| Religious Studies | 102 | 95% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 71% |
| Combined Science | 80 | 75% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 51% |
| History | 67 | 63% | 41% | 28% | 26% | 75% |
| Geography | 41 | 38% | 41% | 7% | 25% | 56% |
| Design and Technology | 26 | 24% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 31% |
| Spanish | 25 | 23% | 19% | 44% | 27% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 23 | 21% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 52% |
| Biology | 23 | 21% | 23% | 43% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 23 | 21% | 23% | 26% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 23 | 21% | 23% | 35% | 46% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 17 | 16% | 8% | 29% | 21% | 94% |
| Art and Design | 13 | 12% | 7% | 15% | 24% | 54% |
| Music | 11 | 10% | 5% | 9% | 33% | 73% |
| Polish | 11 | 10% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Italian | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 33 | 100% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 20 | 67% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 7 | 23% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 56 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 30 | 3,281 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 25.25 | 35.35 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 0% | 21% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 17 | 57% | 13% |
| Psychology | 10 | 33% | 23% |
| Art and Design | 7 | 23% | 1% |
| History | 6 | 20% | 13% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Portuguese | — | — | 0% |
| English Language and Literature | — | — | 2% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 17 | 57% | — |
| Law / Legal Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 33% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 7 | 23% | — |
| Biology | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Warwickshire
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Ashlawn School
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Aylesford School Warwick
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Bilton School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.