Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 16 2024 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
- Rotherham
- Unique reference
- 106962
- Address
- Wath Wood Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, S63 7PQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 693 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.1%
- Persistent absence
- 29.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
White British 79.4%
Other White 8.8%
Mixed 3.7%
African 3.6%
Indian 1.3%
Other Black 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.25
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.15
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.8
Local authority average 43.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.71
Local authority average 3.59
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 6 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 127 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 126 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 31 |
Admissions
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 126
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 136
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 186
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 89
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 152 76 76 |
| Year 8 | 141 72 69 |
| Year 9 | 143 68 75 |
| Year 10 | 138 72 66 |
| Year 11 | 119 50 69 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 79.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 31.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 28.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 18.8% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 6.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 8.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |