Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 15 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 137908
- Address
- Abbot Road, Kirk Hallam, DE7 4HX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 685 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.2%
- Persistent absence
- 25.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 83.5%
Other White 5.7%
Mixed 4.2%
African 3.2%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.11
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.17
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 43 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 41 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 115 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 114 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| French | GCSE | 46 |
Admissions
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 110
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 78
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 22
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 152 70 82 |
| Year 8 | 121 61 60 |
| Year 9 | 146 69 77 |
| Year 10 | 147 67 80 |
| Year 11 | 119 59 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 82.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 39.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 36.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 5.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 6.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |