St Mary's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 4 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 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
- Croydon
- Unique reference
- 101814
- Address
- Woburn Road, CR9 2EE
- Website
- www.stmaryscroydon.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 579 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.4%
- Girls
- 55.6%
- First language not English
- 61.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
African 31.1%
Other White 15.2%
Mixed 12.3%
Indian 8.5%
Caribbean 7.4%
Other Asian 7.3%
Other 6.6%
White British 4.5%
Pakistani 3.1%
Other Black 2.2%
Irish 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.6
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.27
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 19 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 106 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 106 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 9 |
| French | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 104
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 78
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 112 48 64 |
| Year 8 | 117 62 55 |
| Year 9 | 117 50 67 |
| Year 10 | 116 46 70 |
| Year 11 | 117 51 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 89.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 39.0% 29.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 34.0% 51.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 8.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.7% 1.2% |