Notre Dame RC School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 5 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- 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
- Plymouth
- Unique reference
- 140737
- Address
- Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, PL6 5HN
- Website
- http://www.ndonline.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 765 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 3.3%
- Girls
- 96.7%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.1%
- Persistent absence
- 32.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
White British 79%
Other White 4.2%
Unclassified 3.9%
Other 3.7%
Mixed 2.7%
African 2.5%
Indian 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.31
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.9
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.36
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 23 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 51 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 130 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 129 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 38 |
Admissions
Notre Dame RC School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 124
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 23
Offers
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 139 0 139 |
| Year 8 | 140 0 140 |
| Year 9 | 131 0 131 |
| Year 10 | 131 0 131 |
| Year 11 | 134 0 134 |
| Year 12 | 41 14 27 |
| Year 13 | 46 10 36 |
| Year 14 | 3 1 2 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 28.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 51.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 7.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 52.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 6.0% 12.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 6.0% 13.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 5.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.1% 1.7% |