St Mary's Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 11 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
- Blackpool
- Unique reference
- 141257
- Address
- St Walburga's Road, FY3 7EQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1205 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 25.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.1%
- Persistent absence
- 24.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
White British 66%
Other White 16.5%
Indian 6.6%
Other Asian 4.4%
Mixed 3.3%
African 1.2%
Unclassified 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.76
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.85
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 17%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 27%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.3
Local authority average 34.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.17
Local authority average 2.86
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 79 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 79 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| English Language | GCSE | 205 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 196 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 7 |
| Geography | GCSE | 36 |
| History | GCSE | 66 |
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 246
- 2nd preference
- 123
- 3rd preference
- 70
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 195
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 217 111 106 |
| Year 8 | 212 89 123 |
| Year 9 | 212 107 105 |
| Year 10 | 212 108 104 |
| Year 11 | 211 111 100 |
| Year 12 | 72 33 39 |
| Year 13 | 69 28 41 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 74.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 29.0% 40.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 5.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 28.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 8.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 13.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 78.0% 52.8% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 15.6% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 4.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.3% 2.2% |