Primary school in Radstock, Somerset
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Charlton Lane, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 4BD
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 10 May 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 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
- 120
- Places
- 210
- How full
- 57% full — 120 of 210 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 59 / 61
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Mendip 002D, 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
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 56%
- Households in social housing
- 21%
- Households with no car
- 9%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
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
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Ellen Croker
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward
- Mendip Hills
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- URN
- 151805
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 88% | 0.4 mi |
| Norton Hill Primary SchoolFree schools | Outstanding 2023 | — | 0.6 mi |
| Midsomer Norton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 78% | 0.8 mi |
| St John's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 73% | 0.8 mi |
| Welton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 52% | 0.9 mi |
| Longvernal Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 81% | 1.1 mi |
| Kilmersdon Church SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2024 | — | 1.5 mi |
| St Nicholas Church SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 37% | 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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