St Benedict's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 18 2019 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
- Cumberland
- Unique reference
- 112398
- Address
- Red Lonning, Hensingham, CA28 8UG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1039 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.9%
- Persistent absence
- 27.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.0%
White British 91.4%
Other Asian 1.6%
Mixed 1.4%
Other White 1.3%
African 1.1%
Other 1.1%
Other Black 1%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.28
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.4
Local authority average 43.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.78
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 6 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 68 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 68 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
St Benedict's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 130
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 98 93 |
| Year 8 | 203 97 106 |
| Year 9 | 177 94 83 |
| Year 10 | 159 80 79 |
| Year 11 | 165 76 89 |
| Year 12 | 68 26 42 |
| Year 13 | 76 39 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% n/a 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% n/a 34.7% |
School sixth form | 43.0% n/a 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% n/a 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% n/a 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% n/a 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% n/a 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% n/a 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% n/a 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 41.0% n/a 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% n/a 19.7% |
Russell Group | 10.0% n/a 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% n/a 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% n/a 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 23.0% n/a 1.7% |