Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 12 2022 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
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Unique reference
- 142273
- Address
- Mersey Road, TS10 1PJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 743 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.7%
- Girls
- 53.3%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 0.8% |
| Irish | 0.8% |
| Other White | 1.1% |
| Mixed | 1.8% |
| White British | 93.4% |
| Unclassified | 0.7% |
| African | 0.5% |
| Other Asian | 0.4% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 33% |
| Local authority average | 40% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 56% |
| Local authority average | 46% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 50.4 |
| Local authority average | 44.4 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.25 |
| Local authority average | 3.94 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 143 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 141 |
| French | GCSE | 48 |
Admissions
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 146
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 21
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 159 76 83 |
| Year 8 | 146 58 88 |
| Year 9 | 145 64 81 |
| Year 10 | 149 83 66 |
| Year 11 | 144 66 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 84.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 50.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 5.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 27.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.0% 3.0% |