St Benet Biscop Roman Catholic High School is larger than most secondary schools. Almost all students are White British. The proportion of the students eligible for the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for children in local authority care and students known to be eligible for free school meals, is broadly average. The proportion of students identified with special educational needs through school action is low. The proportion of students supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is average. A small number of students receive all or part of their education with alternative providers. These are: Cramlington Learning Village; Northumberland College; Get U Started Training; and Choysez. St Benet Biscop has been a specialist school for business and enterprise since 2005. Since the previous inspection the school has undergone many changes. A new headteacher has been appointed along with a number of other senior leaders. Formerly a 13 to 19 school, it has started admitting some of its students into Year 7. It has entered into a hard federation with St Bede’s Primary School, on the same site, for which it provides the executive headteacher. It meets the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for students’ attainment and progress.