St Wilfrid's RC College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Apr 8 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 142601
- Address
- Temple Park Road, NE34 0QA
- Website
- www.st-wilfrids.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1338 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.5%
- Girls
- 54.5%
- First language not English
- 11.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
White British 78.9%
African 4.2%
Mixed 3.6%
Bangladeshi 3.1%
Other White 2.4%
Other Asian 1.9%
Indian 1.6%
Other 1.6%
Pakistani 1.4%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.18
Local authority average 3.73
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 29 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
Admissions
St Wilfrid's RC College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 214
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 112
- 3rd preference
- 84
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 236 105 131 |
| Year 8 | 242 117 125 |
| Year 9 | 244 106 138 |
| Year 10 | 238 102 136 |
| Year 11 | 234 109 125 |
| Year 12 | 69 31 38 |
| Year 13 | 75 39 36 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 81.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 53.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 27.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 6.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 64.0% 43.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 32.0% 13.5% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 5.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.4% 2.4% |