Greyfriars Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 12 2023 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
- Oxfordshire
- Unique reference
- 146800
- Address
- Cricket Road, Cowley, Greyfriars Catholic School, OX4 3DR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 687 (52% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 46.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.4%
- Persistent absence
- 32.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 19.2%
Mixed 14.2%
Other White 12.2%
Other Asian 11.6%
African 11.5%
Other 6.6%
Pakistani 6.4%
Indian 5.1%
Unclassified 4.4%
Bangladeshi 3.3%
Caribbean 2.9%
Irish Traveller 0.9%
Irish 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.41
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.4
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.05
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 22 |
| Geography | AS level | 60 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 43 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 81 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 42 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 155 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 149 |
Admissions
Greyfriars Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 92
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 110 58 52 |
| Year 8 | 127 59 68 |
| Year 9 | 96 48 48 |
| Year 10 | 88 44 44 |
| Year 11 | 168 85 83 |
| Year 12 | 43 23 20 |
| Year 13 | 55 33 22 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 85.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 34.0% 31.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 55.0% 49.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.2% |