Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 23 2022 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
- Oxfordshire
- Unique reference
- 141146
- Address
- Addison Road, OX16 9DG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 879 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 31.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.1%
- Persistent absence
- 14.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 44.1%
Other White 22.3%
Mixed 8%
Indian 7.7%
Other Asian 5.6%
African 5.5%
Pakistani 2.5%
Other 1.4%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.23
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 11 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 45 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 83 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 141 |
Admissions
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 144
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 149 71 78 |
| Year 8 | 149 76 73 |
| Year 9 | 149 79 70 |
| Year 10 | 146 70 76 |
| Year 11 | 148 74 74 |
| Year 12 | 75 31 44 |
| Year 13 | 63 31 32 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 86.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 30.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 58.0% 49.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 58.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 27.0% 16.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 30.0% 15.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 1.7% |