Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 25 2025 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
- Leeds
- Unique reference
- 108097
- Address
- Ellerby Road, LS9 8LA
- Website
- http://www.mountstmarys.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 940 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 56.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.3%
- Persistent absence
- 9.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.9%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 5.4% |
| Mixed | 6.6% |
| Other White | 13.4% |
| White British | 18.9% |
| African | 47.4% |
| Indian | 2.3% |
| Other Black | 2% |
| Caribbean | 1.2% |
| Other | 1.1% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.2% |
| Pakistani | 0.2% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.2% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 28% |
| Local authority average | 50% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 39% |
| Local authority average | 47% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 49.6 |
| Local authority average | 45.5 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.19 |
| Local authority average | 4.11 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 42 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 69 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 22 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 69 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 66 |
| English Language | GCSE | 190 |
Admissions
Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 152
- 2nd preference
- 165
- 3rd preference
- 125
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 185 91 94 |
| Year 8 | 190 88 102 |
| Year 9 | 189 80 109 |
| Year 10 | 186 98 88 |
| Year 11 | 190 113 77 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 83.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 36.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 32.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 14.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 4.2% 3.0% |