UK Schools
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Derby, Derby City Council, teaching 1,465 pupils aged 11 to 19. Its last Ofsted inspection in November 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 45.3 (England 46.1). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 9 September 2026 to 23 July 2027.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy.
- 4 INSET DAY
- 7 INSET DAY
- 8 INSET DAY
- 9 Year 7 & Year 12 only Start back
- 10 All Year Groups Start back
- 1 Year 5/6 Open Evening Early Finish at
- 26–30 Half term
- 2 School re opens
- 18 School closes Early finish at 12 noon
- 21–31 Christmas holiday
- 25 Bank Holidays
- 28 Bank Holidays
- 1 Christmas holiday
- 1 Bank Holidays
- 4 School re opens
- 15–19 Half term
- 22 INSET DAY
- 23 School re opens
- 25 School closes Early finish at 12 noon
- 26 Bank Holidays
- 26–31 Easter holidays
- 29 Bank Holidays
- 1–9 Easter holidays
- 12 School re opens
- 3 May Day school closed
- 31 Bank Holidays
- 31 Half term
- 1–4 Half term
- 7 School re opens
- 23 School closes Early finish at 12 noon
- 26 INSET DAY
Key dates (2026–2027)
- INSET DAY Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
- INSET DAY Sep 7, 2026 Inset Day
- INSET DAY Sep 8, 2026 Inset Day
- Year 7 & Year 12 only Start back Sep 9, 2026 Term
- All Year Groups Start back Sep 10, 2026 Term
- Year 5/6 Open Evening Early Finish at Oct 1, 2026 Term
- Half term Oct 26, 2026-Oct 30, 2026 Holiday
- School re opens Nov 2, 2026 Term
- School closes Early finish at 12 noon Dec 18, 2026 Term
- Christmas holiday Dec 21, 2026-Jan 1, 2027 Holiday
- Bank Holidays Dec 25, 2026 Bank Holiday
- Bank Holidays Dec 28, 2026 Bank Holiday
- Bank Holidays Jan 1, 2027 Bank Holiday
- School re opens Jan 4, 2027 Term
- Half term Feb 15, 2027-Feb 19, 2027 Holiday
- INSET DAY Feb 22, 2027 Inset Day
- School re opens Feb 23, 2027 Term
- School closes Early finish at 12 noon Mar 25, 2027 Term
- Bank Holidays Mar 26, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Easter holidays Mar 26, 2027-Apr 9, 2027 Holiday
- Bank Holidays Mar 29, 2027 Bank Holiday
- School re opens Apr 12, 2027 Term
- May Day school closed May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Bank Holidays May 31, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Half term May 31, 2027-Jun 4, 2027 Holiday
- School re opens Jun 7, 2027 Term
- School closes Early finish at 12 noon Jul 23, 2027 Term
- INSET DAY Jul 26, 2027 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy with Derby City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 45.3 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Derby City Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 33.09 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Derby City Council England
Attendance 20% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Derby City Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 88% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Derby City Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 83% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
This school Derby City Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.