St Alban's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 21 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 137849
- Address
- Digby Road, IP4 3NJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1016 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 35.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.6%
- Persistent absence
- 26.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.6%
White British 39.9%
Other White 17.7%
Mixed 16.6%
Indian 8.4%
African 5.2%
Other 3.3%
Other Black 3.1%
Other Asian 2.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Irish 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.1
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.7
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 46 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 72 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 152 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 149 |
Admissions
St Alban's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 169
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 142
- 3rd preference
- 91
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 171 82 89 |
| Year 8 | 172 84 88 |
| Year 9 | 174 81 93 |
| Year 10 | 172 79 93 |
| Year 11 | 166 66 100 |
| Year 12 | 68 41 27 |
| Year 13 | 93 51 42 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 10.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 82.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 54.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 27.0% 12.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 20.0% 9.9% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.7% 1.7% |