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%
White British 59.4%
Other White 12.4%
Mixed 8.6%
African 8.1%
Other 5.1%
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
School 14%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.4
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.24
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
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% |