St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
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
- Leeds
- Unique reference
- 139351
- Address
- Bradford Road, Menston, LS29 6AE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1195 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
White British 82.9%
Other White 7.1%
Mixed 5%
African 1.6%
Irish 1.3%
Indian 0.7%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.56
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 74%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 67%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.2
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.2
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 61 |
Biology | GCSE | 60 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 55 |
English Language | GCSE | 201 |
English Literature | GCSE | 197 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 38 |
French | GCSE | 94 |
Admissions
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 226
- 3rd preference
- 188
- From another Local Authority
- 346
Offers
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 56
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 20 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 200 90 110 |
Year 8 | 199 94 105 |
Year 9 | 203 106 97 |
Year 10 | 195 104 91 |
Year 11 | 200 101 99 |
Year 12 | 98 64 34 |
Year 13 | 98 45 53 |
Year 14 | 2 0 2 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 94.0% 84.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 33.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 64.0% 36.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 14.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 3.7% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.3% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 1.0% 6.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 80.0% 64.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 35.0% 18.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 32.0% 16.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.8% 1.7% |