St Gregory's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 3 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
- Warrington
- Unique reference
- 111454
- Address
- Cromwell Avenue, Great Sankey, WA5 1HG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1205 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 22.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.7%
White British 70.6%
Other White 10.7%
Mixed 6.1%
Indian 2.8%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Chinese 1.5%
Pakistani 1.3%
African 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Irish 0.7%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.8
Local authority average 48.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.57
Local authority average 4.33
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 6 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 235 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 233 |
Admissions
St Gregory's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 277
- 2nd preference
- 187
- 3rd preference
- 165
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 241 133 108 |
| Year 8 | 245 118 127 |
| Year 9 | 244 118 126 |
| Year 10 | 240 115 125 |
| Year 11 | 235 133 102 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 87.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 32.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 12.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 42.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% |