Primary school in Wilmslow, Cheshire East
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Hall Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 3AE
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 9 February 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Nearly full — 202 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 102 / 100
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Cheshire East 004C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 47%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 12%
- Households owning their home
- 79%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 13%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Hannah McGuire
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward
- Handforth
- Constituency
- Tatton
- URN
- 151267
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handforth Grange Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 74% | 0.6 mi |
| The Wilmslow AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 60% | 0.7 mi |
| Outwood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 66% | 1.2 mi |
| Thorn Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 79% | 1.2 mi |
| Lacey Green Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 79% | 1.3 mi |
| Bolshaw Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 1.4 mi |
| Moss Hey Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 81% | 1.4 mi |
| Hursthead Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 1.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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