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St Benedict’s School

Independent secondary

National rank

125

122

Rank last year

82.3^%

A-level

71.7^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Joe Smith

Gender of entry Mixed

Total pupils 1,135 (3-18)

UK day fees per term* £8,923 (11-18)

Our methodology

Results

Grade

15.7

32.7

A*/A

48.3

A*-B

82.3

Grade

9/8

46.7

25.1

9/8/7

71.7

What the school inspection says

“The school aspires to the highest possible academic standards, whereby pupils become motivated to be self-reliant independent learners and inspired to be active participants in their learning ... achieving excellent academic results. Pupils throughout the whole school aspire to achieve the highest possible academic standards. They achieve good and often excellent standards in a range of co-curricular activities and pursuits which lead to some well-developed physical skills and excellent creative work. Pupils are exceptional in their voluntary service to others and in their charity work in both the local community and overseas communities.” There was a regulatory compliance visit in 2020, a short visit in 2021 and a routine inspection in 2024.

Inspection

2017

In detail

Read the full report

About the school

This Catholic coeducational school in Ealing, west London, founded in 1902 by monks from Downside Abbey as Ealing Priory School, offers a “well-rounded, seamless” education from nursery to sixth form. Its name was changed to St Benedict’s in 1948 and it became fully coeducational in 2008.
Following a holistic approach set out in the 1,500-year-old Rule of St Benedict, pupils aged 3-18 are encouraged to develop principled leadership, resilience and character framed by the Christian values of integrity, fairness and generosity.
Sport is a key part of school life at St Benedict’s, with many of its boys and girls competing at county and national level. Music and drama are another distinguished tradition, and pupils take part in regular concerts and termly drama productions.
Alumni include the writer Peter Ackroyd, Lord (Chris) Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, and the comedian Julian Clary.

seniorschool@stbenedicts.org.uk

Telephone

020 8862 2000

Website

stbenedicts.org.uk

Address

54 Eaton Rise, Ealing, London, W5 2ES

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