St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 25 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
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Unique reference
- 144104
- Address
- Cranbrook Avenue, HU6 7TN
- Website
- http://www.smchull.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 2471 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 31%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.4%
- Persistent absence
- 12.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
White British 50.2%
Other White 24%
Mixed 8.6%
African 7.3%
Other 3.9%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Black 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.73
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.4
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 80%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56
Local authority average 43
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.1
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 58 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 47 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 345
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 520
- 2nd preference
- 356
- 3rd preference
- 187
- From another Local Authority
- 135
Offers
- 1st preference
- 335
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 66
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 375 193 182 |
| Year 8 | 378 195 183 |
| Year 9 | 369 178 191 |
| Year 10 | 385 205 180 |
| Year 11 | 357 182 175 |
| Year 12 | 306 117 189 |
| Year 13 | 301 105 196 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 77.9% 85.6% |
Further education | 13.0% 23.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 67.0% 19.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 34.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 6.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 9.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 77.0% 62.2% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 16.6% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | SP 2.0% 2.2% |