St Mary's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 12 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
- 1459 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 22.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.4%
- Persistent absence
- 16.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 63.1%
Other White 8.6%
African 8.2%
Mixed 5.2%
Indian 3.2%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other Black 1.9%
Chinese 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Pakistani 1.4%
Unclassified 0.9%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 56%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.9
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.39
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 53 |
| Biology | GCSE | 42 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 42 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 226 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 225 |
| French | GCSE | 67 |
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 225
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 406
- 2nd preference
- 384
- 3rd preference
- 139
- From another Local Authority
- 200
Offers
- 1st preference
- 221
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 65
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 241 132 109 |
| Year 8 | 236 132 104 |
| Year 9 | 235 122 113 |
| Year 10 | 228 121 107 |
| Year 11 | 230 114 116 |
| Year 12 | 150 79 71 |
| Year 13 | 139 68 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 80.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 39.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 56.0% 40.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 8.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 5.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 49.4% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 40.0% 11.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 6.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 2.4% |