St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 25 2022 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
- Sutton
- Unique reference
- 103013
- Address
- Shorts Road, SM5 3PS
- Website
- www.stphils.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1462 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 37.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.3%
- Persistent absence
- 12.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.8%
White British 26.8%
African 18.6%
Other White 14.2%
Mixed 12.1%
Other Asian 9.6%
Indian 5.5%
Caribbean 3.1%
Other 2.5%
Other Black 2.3%
Chinese 1.7%
Unclassified 1.6%
Irish 1.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.6
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.51
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 71%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 69%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.8
Local authority average 59.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.34
Local authority average 5.42
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 5 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 19 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 11 |
| Sociology | AS level | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 47 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 118 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 101 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 118 |
Admissions
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 242
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 293
- 2nd preference
- 171
- 3rd preference
- 138
- From another Local Authority
- 419
Offers
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 127
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 264 0 264 |
| Year 8 | 236 0 236 |
| Year 9 | 238 0 238 |
| Year 10 | 236 0 236 |
| Year 11 | 228 0 228 |
| Year 12 | 113 0 113 |
| Year 13 | 147 0 147 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 94.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 7.0% 18.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 78.0% 70.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 4.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 1.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 83.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 43.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 25.0% 38.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 3.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 0.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.6% 1.7% |