St Benedict's Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 19 2023 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
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 115382
- Address
- Norman Way, CO3 3US
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 898 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.0%
- Girls
- 46.0%
- First language not English
- 16.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.8%
- Persistent absence
- 14.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.8%
White British 48.9%
African 17.3%
Other White 14.1%
Mixed 8.2%
Other 3%
Other Black 2.3%
Indian 1.8%
Other Asian 1.8%
Irish 1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Pakistani 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.39
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.1
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.75
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 62 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 34 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
St Benedict's Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 199
- 3rd preference
- 178
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 99 81 |
| Year 8 | 179 94 85 |
| Year 9 | 180 101 79 |
| Year 10 | 179 101 78 |
| Year 11 | 180 90 90 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 19.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 38.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 64.0% 10.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |