St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 15 2023 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
- 1086 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 18.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.0%
White British 60.9%
Other White 12.8%
Mixed 9%
African 7%
Other 4.1%
Irish 1.8%
Chinese 1.1%
Irish Traveller 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.11
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.6
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.09
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 71 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 215 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 210 |
Admissions
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 215
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 67
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 102
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 63
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 209 102 107 |
| Year 8 | 207 112 95 |
| Year 9 | 223 117 106 |
| Year 10 | 229 123 106 |
| Year 11 | 218 104 114 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 86.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 28.0% 43.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 2.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 55.0% 39.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.2% |