Notre Dame High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 25 2022 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
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 138361
- Address
- Fulwood Road, S10 3BT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1487 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.9%
- Girls
- 53.1%
- First language not English
- 20%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.5%
- Persistent absence
- 12.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.1%
White British 51.2%
African 15.9%
Mixed 11%
Other White 6.6%
Pakistani 3.7%
Indian 3.2%
Other Asian 2.4%
Other 1.7%
Irish 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Caribbean 0.9%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.45
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 53%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.4
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.95
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 124 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 124 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 209 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 209 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 46 |
Admissions
Notre Dame High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 168
- 3rd preference
- 82
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 212 108 104 |
| Year 8 | 212 96 116 |
| Year 9 | 214 105 109 |
| Year 10 | 211 102 109 |
| Year 11 | 213 111 102 |
| Year 12 | 215 82 133 |
| Year 13 | 206 93 113 |
| Year 14 | 4 0 4 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 84.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 69.0% 37.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 8.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 6.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 67.9% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 40.0% 21.9% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 37.0% 20.4% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 4.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.2% 1.7% |