St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 5 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Unique reference
- 104835
- Address
- Berrys Lane, Sutton, WA9 3HE
- Website
- http://www.stcuthberts.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 876 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.3%
- Persistent absence
- 37.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.7%
White British 87.6%
Other White 5.1%
African 2.1%
Mixed 1.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.3
Local authority average 41.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.78
Local authority average 3.58
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 50 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 23 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 163 |
Admissions
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 161
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 158
- 2nd preference
- 87
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 158
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 162 88 74 |
| Year 8 | 192 95 97 |
| Year 9 | 182 89 93 |
| Year 10 | 176 87 89 |
| Year 11 | 164 82 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 82.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 37.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 18.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 25.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 16.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% |