St Benedict's Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 18 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
- 891 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 16.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 47.6%
African 18.6%
Other White 13%
Mixed 9.4%
Other 3%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other Black 2.1%
Indian 1.6%
Irish 1.2%
Caribbean 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.6
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.72
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 43 |
| English Language | GCSE | 180 |
Admissions
St Benedict's Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 171
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 194
- 3rd preference
- 177
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 87 91 |
| Year 8 | 179 98 81 |
| Year 9 | 178 94 84 |
| Year 10 | 177 100 77 |
| Year 11 | 179 101 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 56.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.1% 3.0% |