St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 5 2023 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
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 143554
- Address
- Wallasey Village, CH45 3LN
- Website
- www.stmaryswallasey.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1122 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.0%
- Girls
- 43.0%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.8%
- Persistent absence
- 40.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
White British 91.8%
Mixed 2.8%
Other White 2.6%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
African 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.82
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 11%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.8
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.64
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 29 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 7 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 35 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 195
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 123
- 3rd preference
- 65
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 231 139 92 |
| Year 8 | 210 128 82 |
| Year 9 | 192 100 92 |
| Year 10 | 209 126 83 |
| Year 11 | 154 83 71 |
| Year 12 | 80 47 33 |
| Year 13 | 46 17 29 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 27.0% 23.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 49.0% 47.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 14.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 55.0% 71.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 24.0% 29.2% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.8% 2.2% |