St Mary's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 2 2019 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
- 1548 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.8%
- Girls
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.1%
- Persistent absence
- 24.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.0%
White British 78.1%
Other White 5.1%
African 4.7%
Mixed 3.7%
Chinese 2.3%
Pakistani 1.6%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.39
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.3
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.04
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 15 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 35 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 265
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 270
- 2nd preference
- 210
- 3rd preference
- 91
- From another Local Authority
- 80
Offers
- 1st preference
- 256
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 20
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 266 125 141 |
| Year 8 | 282 130 152 |
| Year 9 | 267 130 137 |
| Year 10 | 258 128 130 |
| Year 11 | 244 125 119 |
| Year 12 | 136 56 80 |
| Year 13 | 95 46 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 82.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 40.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 6.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 56.0% 62.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 21.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 11.0% 17.2% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.5% 1.7% |