St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 6 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 142042
- Address
- Sunlaws Street, SK13 8DR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 582 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.9%
- Persistent absence
- 20.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
White British 91.4%
Mixed 3.8%
Other White 2.2%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.9
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.88
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
| English Language | GCSE | 111 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 110 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| Geography | GCSE | 28 |
| History | GCSE | 55 |
Admissions
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 113
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 106
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 115 72 43 |
| Year 8 | 118 60 58 |
| Year 9 | 121 70 51 |
| Year 10 | 116 47 69 |
| Year 11 | 112 61 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 81.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 59.0% 40.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 35.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 5.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.2% 1.2% |