Welcome
Thank you so much for visiting our website. We would like to extend a very warm welcome to you.
We are very blessed and proud to lead our vibrant school family of St Benet’s, where we grow in love together and nurture each other throughout our school years and beyond.
Our opening and exiting times:
We open school at each gate (listed below) from 8.40am to 8.50am for Reception to Year 6
Welcome
Our Parish Priest is Father David Russell and he extends a warm welcome to all in our parish and school community. We thoroughly enjoy working together with our families, parishioners and colleagues. We are working in partnership with Father David and our Year 4 children will be receiving their First Holy Communion in June this year.
At St Benet’s RC VA Primary School and Nursery, we believe that our children will learn and reach their full potential, if they are developed in our Catholic school, in a happy and nurturing environment. We continue to be an ‘Outstanding Catholic School’; this was awarded to us for the second time in October 2019 after our Diocesan School Inspection.
Our latest Ofsted inspection in May 2024 praised our school – ‘There is a solid sense of community at St Benet’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School. The Catholic ethos is palpable within this inclusive, welcoming community. Adults know pupils well. Strong, trusting relationships are evident. Pupils are proud of their school. Pupils are respectful of one another and of staff.
Playtimes are joyful occasions. Older pupils act as buddies. They support younger children in their play. Some pupils are what the school calls ‘Happiness Heroes’. They keep a watchful eye on their peers to ensure everyone is happy and safe. Pupils who need a quiet space enjoy playing games in the ‘you are not alone club’. Pupils are safe in school. They know that staff or an anti-bullying ambassador will help them if they have any worries.
The school has high expectations for all pupils. Pupils respond well to these expectations. They work hard in lessons and demonstrate exemplary behaviour. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve highly in most subjects. They are well prepared for the next stage of their education.
The development of pupils’ character is exceptional. The school provides a vast range of leadership opportunities for pupils. Pupils speak with pride and enthusiasm about their roles. They say their voice is listened to and valued.’
In addition to our hard-working team of staff, we are very lucky to have such supportive parents and carers who want the best for their children.
Our governors are an extremely caring, supportive and challenging group, who work hard for the development of our school.
We will continue to add to our site regularly and carry on improving it.
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Yours sincerely
Denise Willis, Chair of Governors & Ann Blakey, Headteacher
Younger siblings (except for Nursery and Reception children) can enter the same gate as their eldest sibling.