St Damian's RC Science College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 6 2023 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
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 106270
- Address
- Lees Road, OL6 8BH
- Website
- www.stdamians.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 827 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 20.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.4%
- Persistent absence
- 10.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 67.1%
Other White 14%
Mixed 5.7%
African 5.6%
Indian 2.1%
Other Asian 1.6%
Irish 1%
Other 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 73%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.11
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 18 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 19 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 161 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 159 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 39 |
Admissions
St Damian's RC Science College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 157
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 162
- 3rd preference
- 113
- From another Local Authority
- 90
Offers
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 37
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 166 76 90 |
| Year 8 | 168 80 88 |
| Year 9 | 164 84 80 |
| Year 10 | 166 82 84 |
| Year 11 | 163 78 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 82.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 42.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 2.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 48.0% 36.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.3% 3.0% |