Caterham High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 29 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
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Unique reference
- 102849
- Address
- Caterham Avenue, Clayhall, IG5 0QW
- Website
- http://www.ecaterham.net/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 986 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 60%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.8%
- Persistent absence
- 32.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
Pakistani 19.2%
Other White 18.4%
Bangladeshi 11.2%
Mixed 10.6%
Indian 10.5%
Other Asian 8.3%
African 7.6%
White British 7.5%
Caribbean 2.4%
Other 1.6%
Other Black 1.5%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.5
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 51%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 64%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.5
Local authority average 54.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.46
Local authority average 4.92
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 69 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 34 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 18 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
Caterham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 196
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 173 102 71 |
| Year 8 | 139 78 61 |
| Year 9 | 147 74 73 |
| Year 10 | 152 82 70 |
| Year 11 | 162 87 75 |
| Year 12 | 116 58 58 |
| Year 13 | 97 38 59 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 94.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 16.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 54.0% 73.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 2.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 79.0% 86.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 9.0% 32.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 9.0% 29.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.6% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.9% 1.7% |