St Mary's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 13 2023 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
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unique reference
- 140081
- Address
- Benton Park Road, NE7 7PE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1442 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 23.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
White British 63.2%
African 8.5%
Other White 8%
Mixed 5.1%
Indian 3.3%
Other Asian 3%
Pakistani 2%
Other 1.9%
Chinese 1.8%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.47
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.4
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 67%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56
Local authority average 42.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.23
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 14 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 48 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 47 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 231
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 405
- 2nd preference
- 422
- 3rd preference
- 153
- From another Local Authority
- 179
Offers
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 55
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 233 129 104 |
| Year 8 | 238 121 117 |
| Year 9 | 232 121 111 |
| Year 10 | 234 115 119 |
| Year 11 | 235 118 117 |
| Year 12 | 140 68 72 |
| Year 13 | 130 63 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 80.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 33.0% 35.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 44.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 6.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 9.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 55.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 54.0% 17.2% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 5.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.6% 2.2% |