St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 29 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
- Cumberland
- Unique reference
- 148703
- Address
- Harrington Road, CA14 3EE
- Website
- http://www.sjchs.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 515 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 43.1%
- Girls
- 56.9%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.9%
- Persistent absence
- 42.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
White British 87%
African 3.5%
Indian 3.1%
Mixed 2.4%
Other White 2.3%
Other 1.2%
Other Asian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.31
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.28
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.4
Local authority average 43.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.51
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 18 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 37 |
| English Language | GCSE | 101 |
Admissions
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 119
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 89 29 60 |
| Year 8 | 101 40 61 |
| Year 9 | 122 55 67 |
| Year 10 | 97 44 53 |
| Year 11 | 106 54 52 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% n/a 85.6% |
Further education | 57.0% n/a 35.4% |
School sixth form | 22.0% n/a 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% n/a 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% n/a 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% n/a 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% n/a 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% n/a 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% n/a 1.2% |