St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 14 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
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Unique reference
- 142281
- Address
- Baysdale Road, Thornaby, TS17 9DE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 550 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.3%
- Persistent absence
- 24.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 84.4%
African 7.3%
Mixed 2%
Other White 1.8%
Pakistani 1.6%
Other 1.3%
Indian 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.2
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.33
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 116
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 116 59 57 |
| Year 8 | 117 57 60 |
| Year 9 | 119 54 65 |
| Year 10 | 110 50 60 |
| Year 11 | 88 45 43 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 71.0% 82.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 54.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 14.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 13.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 18.0% 8.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.9% 3.0% |