St Damian's RC Science College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 7 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
- 832 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 19.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.6%
- Persistent absence
- 11.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 68.3%
Other White 14.2%
Mixed 5.2%
African 5.2%
Other Asian 1.6%
Indian 1.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.5
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 75%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 64%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.3
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.1
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 22 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 8 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 159 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 159 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
St Damian's RC Science College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 161
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 221
- 2nd preference
- 128
- 3rd preference
- 93
- From another Local Authority
- 82
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 34
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 166 79 87 |
| Year 8 | 167 84 83 |
| Year 9 | 170 85 85 |
| Year 10 | 166 79 87 |
| Year 11 | 163 78 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 82.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 22.0% 42.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 2.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 56.0% 37.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 9.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |