St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Primary
Wilmslow · SK9 3AE · Cheshire East
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.6 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 146615
Handforth Grange Primary School
Academy converter · Wilmslow · SK9 3NG
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
340
Local authority
Cheshire East
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Wilmslow, Cheshire East, 340 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 11.5%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 3–11
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 146615
Location
- Address
- Ullswater Road, Handforth
- Postcode
- SK9 3NG
- Town
- Wilmslow
- County
- Cheshire
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- District
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 340
- Boys / girls
- 187 / 153
- School capacity
- 315
- Capacity fill
- 340 / 315 (108%)
- Free school meals
- 11.5%
- FSM pupils
- 39
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: FRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- FRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Frank Field Education Trust
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 7 on roll / 7 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Booth
- Telephone
- 01625526566
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- 2024-01-30 — Outstanding (Report)