St Mary's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106538
- Address
- Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, M29 7EE
- Website
- http://stmaryschs.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1561 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.9%
- Girls
- 53.1%
- First language not English
- 10%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.1%
- Persistent absence
- 20.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 76.2%
Other White 5.8%
African 5.7%
Mixed 4.5%
Chinese 2.5%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 43.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.68
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 19 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 57 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 72 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 6 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
| English Language | GCSE | 251 |
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 258
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 252
- 2nd preference
- 207
- 3rd preference
- 104
- From another Local Authority
- 66
Offers
- 1st preference
- 240
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 31
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 268 127 141 |
| Year 8 | 257 119 138 |
| Year 9 | 283 127 156 |
| Year 10 | 255 125 130 |
| Year 11 | 254 126 128 |
| Year 12 | 124 59 65 |
| Year 13 | 120 49 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 33.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 55.0% 56.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 16.0% 17.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 12.0% 3.6% 2.4% |