St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good 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
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 140874
- Address
- Old Dover Road, CT1 3EN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1107 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.5%
- Girls
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 10%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
White British 74.2%
Other White 7.8%
Mixed 6%
African 5%
Indian 2.1%
Other 1.8%
Other Asian 1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.3
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.24
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 66 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 66 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 167
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 246
- 3rd preference
- 226
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 146
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 82 102 |
| Year 8 | 180 77 103 |
| Year 9 | 186 94 92 |
| Year 10 | 185 94 91 |
| Year 11 | 175 93 82 |
| Year 12 | 95 37 58 |
| Year 13 | 102 49 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 86.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 28.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 65.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 65.0% 58.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 7.0% 19.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 2.4% |