Saint Michael's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 26 2014 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
- 1106 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.4%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
White British 60.1%
Other White 14.6%
Mixed 6.5%
African 5.9%
Irish 5.5%
Other Asian 3.3%
Indian 1.3%
Other 0.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Caribbean 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.4
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.65
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 64 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 175 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 173 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| French | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 173
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 175
- 2nd preference
- 126
- 3rd preference
- 87
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 95 85 |
| Year 8 | 183 93 90 |
| Year 9 | 183 93 90 |
| Year 10 | 179 93 86 |
| Year 11 | 174 96 78 |
| Year 12 | 100 45 55 |
| Year 13 | 107 58 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 92.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 27.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 61.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 75.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 25.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 16.0% 22.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.9% 1.7% |