Loreto College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 2 2013 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- 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
- 138106
- Address
- Hatfield Road, AL1 3RQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 946 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 1.1%
- Girls
- 98.9%
- First language not English
- 28.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.5%
- Persistent absence
- 19.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.2%
White British 37.8%
Other White 14.7%
African 13.5%
Mixed 10.5%
Irish 4.9%
Chinese 3.4%
Other Asian 3.2%
Indian 2.1%
Unclassified 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Pakistani 1.6%
Caribbean 1.6%
Other Black 1.5%
Other 1%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.78
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 76%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 60
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.61
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 67 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 40 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 156 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 155 |
Admissions
Loreto College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 148
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 109
- 3rd preference
- 102
- From another Local Authority
- 120
Offers
- 1st preference
- 97
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 16
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 149 0 149 |
| Year 8 | 157 0 157 |
| Year 9 | 160 0 160 |
| Year 10 | 157 0 157 |
| Year 11 | 160 0 160 |
| Year 12 | 85 7 78 |
| Year 13 | 78 3 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 92.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 14.0% 27.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 74.0% 61.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 1.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 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 | 86.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 42.0% 25.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 36.0% 22.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.9% 1.7% |