St Gregory's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 27 2019 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
- 1213 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 21%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.3%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
White British 72.2%
Other White 11.1%
Mixed 5.2%
Indian 3.2%
Other Asian 1.9%
Chinese 1.4%
Other 1.2%
African 1%
Irish 0.9%
Pakistani 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.1
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.46
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 9 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 234 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 233 |
Admissions
St Gregory's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 240
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 279
- 2nd preference
- 194
- 3rd preference
- 175
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 252 124 128 |
| Year 8 | 244 119 125 |
| Year 9 | 243 117 126 |
| Year 10 | 239 135 104 |
| Year 11 | 235 114 121 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 28.0% 26.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 12.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 54.0% 46.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.2% |