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Faith schools in and near Handforth

All 1 faith school in Handforth, and the nearest just outside.

1 school in Handforth

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  1. St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Wilmslow, SK9 3AE · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Handforth faith schools average.

    18 first choices, 20 offers made

    Met the standard at 1150%

    Handforth faith schools 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.9%Handforth faith schools 4.9%
    Pupils
    202
    Pupils per teacher
    18.5
    View school St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Just outside Handforth

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Handforth.

  1. St James' Catholic High School

    1.0 miles from Handforth · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Catholic

    Results above the England average, high absence.

    165 first choices, 155 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1652.4

    England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.6%Handforth faith schools 4.9%
    Pupils
    824
    Pupils per teacher
    18.0
    View school St James' Catholic High School
  2. Cheadle Catholic Infant School

    2.0 miles from Handforth · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 7

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    No published results yet.

    55 first choices, 58 offers made

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    3.5%Handforth faith schools 4.9%
    Pupils
    248
    Pupils per teacher
    21.0
    View school Cheadle Catholic Infant School
  3. Cheadle Catholic Junior School

    2.0 miles from Handforth · State · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Handforth faith schools average, low absence.

    Met the standard at 1179%

    Handforth faith schools 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.4%Handforth faith schools 4.9%
    Pupils
    355
    Pupils per teacher
    22.8
    View school Cheadle Catholic Junior School
  4. St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School

    2.2 miles from Handforth · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Handforth faith schools average.

    7 first choices, 16 offers made

    Met the standard at 1162%

    Handforth faith schools 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.2%Handforth faith schools 4.9%
    Pupils
    72
    Pupils per teacher
    14.7
    View school St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School
The big picture

How Handforth's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Handforth

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Handforth

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    1 of the 1 faith schools in Handforth have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Handforth, explained

There is 1 faith schools in Handforth, teaching 202 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

50.0% of pupils in Handforth faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

24.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,829 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 11.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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How many faith schools are in Handforth?
There are 1 faith schools in Handforth, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Handforth?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Handforth on Eduscope are St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Handforth ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Handforth faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Handforth is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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