St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 6 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
- 911 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.7%
- Persistent absence
- 34.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.7%
White British 88.1%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 2.1%
African 1.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.35
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.3
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.74
Local authority average 3.62
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 165 |
Admissions
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 161
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 117
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 196 96 100 |
| Year 8 | 183 88 95 |
| Year 9 | 183 91 92 |
| Year 10 | 170 85 85 |
| Year 11 | 179 86 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 80.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 57.0% 34.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 19.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 26.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 6.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 8.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.2% |