St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 24 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
- 2438 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 30.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.7%
- Persistent absence
- 8.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 47.5%
Other White 22.9%
Mixed 9.6%
African 8.8%
Other 4%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Black 1.5%
Other Asian 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 80%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.9
Local authority average 40.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.22
Local authority average 3.52
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 58 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 45 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 36 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 71 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 62 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 3 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
Admissions
St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 344
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 588
- 2nd preference
- 363
- 3rd preference
- 185
- From another Local Authority
- 127
Offers
- 1st preference
- 342
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 46
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 373 186 187 |
| Year 8 | 385 202 183 |
| Year 9 | 395 208 187 |
| Year 10 | 364 176 188 |
| Year 11 | 378 199 179 |
| Year 12 | 292 108 184 |
| Year 13 | 251 96 155 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 74.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 9.0% 23.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 17.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 33.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 7.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 11.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 74.0% 56.6% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 20.0% 12.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 3.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.3% 2.4% |