St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good 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
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 140874
- Address
- Old Dover Road, CT1 3EN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1090 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 9.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.1%
- Persistent absence
- 21.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 74.9%
Other White 7.7%
Mixed 6.8%
African 3.8%
Other 2%
Indian 1.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.8
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.56
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 7 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 224
- 3rd preference
- 203
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 146
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 166 69 97 |
| Year 8 | 180 91 89 |
| Year 9 | 186 96 90 |
| Year 10 | 175 93 82 |
| Year 11 | 180 87 93 |
| Year 12 | 120 58 62 |
| Year 13 | 83 48 35 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 86.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 33.0% 26.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 59.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 63.0% 63.8% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 6.0% 24.7% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.5% 2.2% |