Benedict Academy

State-Funded School

benedict-academy-merton-london

LondonRegion

MertonLocal Authority

Mitcham and MordenConstituency

CR4 3BEPostcode

9.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Benedict Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Merton, London.

It currently serves 177 pupils. Benedict Academy is part of Step Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 100%
Higher standard: 30%
Reading score: 111
Maths score: 111

Ethnicity

White

33%

Asian

22%

Black

30%

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

177

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

59%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 177
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Step Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Nov 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
25 Jun 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.