Our Lady's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Unique reference
- 100282
- Address
- 6-16 Amhurst Park, Stamford Hill, N16 5AF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 576 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 3.6%
- Girls
- 96.4%
- First language not English
- 53.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.8%
- Persistent absence
- 25.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.8%
African 47%
Other 11.1%
Mixed 10%
Caribbean 9%
Other White 8.5%
Other Black 6.1%
White British 2.4%
Indian 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Unclassified 1%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.31
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.34
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 64%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.1
Local authority average 51.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.54
Local authority average 4.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 101 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 101 |
| French | GCSE | 48 |
| Geography | GCSE | 29 |
| History | GCSE | 34 |
| Italian | GCSE | 1 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 101 |
Admissions
Our Lady's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 82
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 69
Offers
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 20
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 68 0 68 |
| Year 8 | 80 0 80 |
| Year 9 | 111 0 111 |
| Year 10 | 108 0 108 |
| Year 11 | 101 0 101 |
| Year 12 | 62 19 43 |
| Year 13 | 46 2 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 93.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 28.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 54.0% 54.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 21.0% 10.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 91.0% 77.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 21.0% 28.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 20.0% 26.4% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.7% 1.7% |
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