St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 148050
- Address
- Bury Old Road, Prestwich, M25 1JH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1066 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 20.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.8%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 5.1% |
| African | 8.1% |
| Mixed | 8.6% |
| Other White | 12.4% |
| White British | 59.4% |
| Other Asian | 1.4% |
| Irish | 1.2% |
| Pakistani | 1.2% |
| Chinese | 1.2% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.7% |
| Other Black | 0.4% |
| Indian | 0.3% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.1% |
| Caribbean | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 14% |
| Local authority average | 28% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 55% |
| Local authority average | 39% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 50.4 |
| Local authority average | 43.4 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.24 |
| Local authority average | 3.78 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 79 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 74
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 95
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 52
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 108 83 |
| Year 8 | 218 110 108 |
| Year 9 | 208 110 98 |
| Year 10 | 227 118 109 |
| Year 11 | 222 121 101 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 87.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 44.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 1.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 54.0% 41.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 3.0% |