St Boniface's RC College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Apr 23 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Unique reference
- 140693
- Address
- 21 Boniface Lane, Crownhill, PL5 3AG
- Website
- http://www.stbonifaces.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 392 (40% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 15.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.7%
- Persistent absence
- 32.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.6%
White British 77.6%
Other White 6.6%
Indian 4.6%
African 2.8%
Other 2.8%
Mixed 1.8%
Unclassified 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.9
Local authority average 45.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.22
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 3 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 75 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 75 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| French | GCSE | 16 |
| Geography | GCSE | 54 |
| History | GCSE | 43 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 76 |
| Media/Film/Tv Studies | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
St Boniface's RC College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 72
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 80 80 0 |
| Year 8 | 80 80 0 |
| Year 9 | 79 79 0 |
| Year 10 | 76 76 0 |
| Year 11 | 77 77 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 71.0% 79.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 36.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 41.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 16.0% 8.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.8% 3.0% |