St Mary's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- 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
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 148499
- Address
- Windhill, CM23 2NQ
- Website
- http://www.stmarys.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1153 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 25%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.4%
White British 48%
African 16.6%
Other White 14.7%
Mixed 8.5%
Irish 3.1%
Other Asian 2.8%
Caribbean 1.4%
Other Black 1.4%
Indian 1.1%
Other 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.38
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 64%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.3
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.02
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 81 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 183 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 183 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 184
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 152
- 2nd preference
- 112
- 3rd preference
- 111
- From another Local Authority
- 177
Offers
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 82
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 186 97 89 |
| Year 8 | 186 95 91 |
| Year 9 | 208 100 108 |
| Year 10 | 185 92 93 |
| Year 11 | 186 96 90 |
| Year 12 | 96 43 53 |
| Year 13 | 106 62 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 92.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 27.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 71.0% 61.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 1.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 46.0% 25.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 40.0% 22.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 1.9% 1.7% |