St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 27 2024 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
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 138470
- Address
- Newbold Road, Upper Newbold, S41 8AG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1347 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.3%
- Girls
- 53.7%
- First language not English
- 9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 12.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 72.5%
Mixed 9.1%
Indian 4.7%
Other White 4.6%
African 2.7%
Other Asian 2.3%
Chinese 1.9%
Irish 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.36
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 67%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.3
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.24
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 29 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 38 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 50 |
| Biology | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 65 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| English Language | GCSE | 204 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 201 |
| French | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 250
- 2nd preference
- 120
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 25
Offers
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 209 91 118 |
| Year 8 | 205 97 108 |
| Year 9 | 205 99 106 |
| Year 10 | 208 105 103 |
| Year 11 | 203 97 106 |
| Year 12 | 167 82 85 |
| Year 13 | 149 51 98 |
| Year 14 | 1 1 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 82.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 39.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 64.0% 36.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 5.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 6.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% 63.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 45.0% 21.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 40.0% 19.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 1.7% |