St Mary's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 22 2020 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119816
- Address
- Royal Avenue, PR25 1BS
- Website
- http://lsmchs.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 811 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.5%
White British 81.1%
Unclassified 7.8%
Other White 4.1%
Mixed 4%
Other Asian 1%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.37
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.5
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 7 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 166
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 156
- 3rd preference
- 122
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 167 82 85 |
| Year 8 | 169 90 79 |
| Year 9 | 163 91 72 |
| Year 10 | 162 85 77 |
| Year 11 | 150 75 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |