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This is a good school. Students make good progress and, in 2013, students gained GCSE results that are significantly above-average.
Attainment and progress in English and mathematics are also significantly above average. Disabled students and those who have special educational needs make similar progress to their peers. Students eligible for additional government support quickly catch up with other students.
Provision for students' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding and makes the college a pleasant and harmonious place to be. Students are very proud to be members of the college. They have good attitudes to their work, are polite, ...and willingly take on responsibilities.
Teachers know their students well and, in the many lessons where teaching is good or outstanding, they match work accurately to the needs of all students, including the most able. Governors are knowledgeable and totally committed to the school. They hold the college to account and have worked well with senior leaders to bring about rapid improvement.
Parents greatly appreciate the opportunities that the college provides for their children and virtually all would recommend the college to other parents. It is not yet an outstanding school because : In lessons where teaching requires improvement, it is because the work is not well matched to the needs of all students, who then become easily distracted. Students are not always given suitable opportunities to respond to teachers' marking.
Information about this school
St Benedict's Catholic College is smaller than the average-sized school of this type. It caters for boys and girls aged 11–16, and has specialisms in modern foreign languages and business. Most students are White British.
The proportion of students from minority ethnic groups is close to the national average and the proportion who speak English as an additional language is well below average. The proportion of students for whom the college is in receipt of the pupil premium, which includes students known to be eligible for free school meals and those in local authority care, is below average. The proportion of students who are supported through school action is slightly above average; the proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational need is above average.
The curriculum is extended through links with three local colleges, where about 20 students take additional vocational courses. These are Colchester Institute, North East Essex Additional Provision School and Eastern and Otley College. The college meets the government's current floor standards, which set minimum expectations for students' attainment and progress in English and mathematics.
