St James' Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 4 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
- 1254 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.2%
- Girls
- 45.8%
- First language not English
- 64.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.7%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
Other White 33.3%
African 15.7%
White British 12.8%
Mixed 10.8%
Other 5.8%
Other Asian 5.7%
Irish 4.5%
Caribbean 3.3%
Indian 3%
Chinese 3%
Other Black 1.4%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 52%
Local authority average 59%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 63%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.3
Local authority average 56.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.7
Local authority average 5.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 86 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 203 |
Admissions
St James' Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 119
- 3rd preference
- 89
- From another Local Authority
- 105
Offers
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 27
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 205 114 91 |
| Year 8 | 207 99 108 |
| Year 9 | 201 112 89 |
| Year 10 | 237 134 103 |
| Year 11 | 205 116 89 |
| Year 12 | 121 64 57 |
| Year 13 | 78 41 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 92.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 19.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 63.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 8.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 0.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 2.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 77.0% 77.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 24.0% 37.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.5% 2.4% |