St James' Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 5 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- Barnet
- Unique reference
- 101364
- Address
- Great Strand, Colindale, NW9 5PE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1253 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.1%
- Girls
- 45.9%
- First language not English
- 63.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.2%
Other White 30.8%
African 15.4%
White British 14.3%
Mixed 11.9%
Other 5.7%
Other Asian 5.4%
Irish 5.1%
Caribbean 3.1%
Chinese 3%
Indian 2.6%
Other Black 1.4%
Unclassified 1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.27
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.64
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 66%
Local authority average 61%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 66%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.6
Local authority average 57.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.69
Local authority average 5.27
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 9 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 83 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 206 |
Admissions
St James' Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 210
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 127
- 3rd preference
- 90
- From another Local Authority
- 125
Offers
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 50
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 213 105 108 |
| Year 8 | 202 109 93 |
| Year 9 | 235 134 101 |
| Year 10 | 207 116 91 |
| Year 11 | 229 120 109 |
| Year 12 | 91 49 42 |
| Year 13 | 76 45 31 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 94.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 17.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 67.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 7.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 1.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 2.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 86.0% 83.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 41.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 19.0% 38.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 3.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 1.7% |