Saint Michael's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Feb 4 2025 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
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 137922
- Address
- High Elms Lane, Garston, WD25 0SS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1121 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
White British 56.7%
Other White 15.7%
Mixed 7.3%
African 5.7%
Irish 5.4%
Other Asian 4%
Indian 2%
Other 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 49%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.8
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.59
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 42 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 42 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 175 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 170 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| French | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 140
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 182 111 71 |
| Year 8 | 181 93 88 |
| Year 9 | 184 91 93 |
| Year 10 | 182 93 89 |
| Year 11 | 178 93 85 |
| Year 12 | 119 67 52 |
| Year 13 | 95 44 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 91.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 30.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 58.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 66.0% 62.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 31.0% 23.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 2.4% |