St Cuthbert's High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- 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
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unique reference
- 137900
- Address
- Gretna Road, NE15 7PX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1234 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 34.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.5%
- Persistent absence
- 23.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 47.7%
African 11.3%
Pakistani 8.8%
Other Asian 6.4%
Bangladeshi 5.9%
Mixed 5.1%
Indian 4.7%
Other White 4.5%
Other Black 1.9%
Other 1.7%
Chinese 1.2%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.44
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.4
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 83%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.6
Local authority average 42.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.12
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 12 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 194 |
Admissions
St Cuthbert's High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 219
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 248
- 2nd preference
- 123
- 3rd preference
- 61
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 221 221 0 |
| Year 8 | 217 217 0 |
| Year 9 | 201 201 0 |
| Year 10 | 201 201 0 |
| Year 11 | 199 199 0 |
| Year 12 | 85 85 0 |
| Year 13 | 110 110 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 83.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 33.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 58.0% 48.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 86.0% 56.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 47.0% 15.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 44.0% 14.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 7.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 1.7% |