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
- 9.7%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 58 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 21 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 53 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 1 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 15 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 72 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 74 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 26 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 3 |
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 | 89.0% 76.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 12.0% 21.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 68.0% 21.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 32.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 6.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 7.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 8.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 77.0% 61.1% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 12.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 21.0% 10.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.2% 1.7% |