St Nicholas Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 6 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
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 111450
- Address
- Greenbank Lane, Hartford, CW8 1JW
- Website
- st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1202 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 10.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.8%
White British 69.4%
Unclassified 12%
Other White 5.4%
Other Asian 3.8%
Mixed 2.9%
Irish 1.5%
Indian 1.5%
Chinese 1.2%
African 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.36
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.2
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.79
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 45 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 68 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 34 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 206 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 203 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| French | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
St Nicholas Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 218
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 147
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 42
Offers
- 1st preference
- 204
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 21
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 218 110 108 |
| Year 8 | 214 96 118 |
| Year 9 | 218 117 101 |
| Year 10 | 202 111 91 |
| Year 11 | 198 96 102 |
| Year 12 | 86 39 47 |
| Year 13 | 66 37 29 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 84.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 30.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 36.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 16.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 70.0% 75.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 33.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 25.0% 27.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.4% 1.7% |