St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 28 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
- 517 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 42.4%
- Girls
- 57.6%
- First language not English
- 12.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.9%
- Persistent absence
- 20.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.5%
White British 83%
African 6.4%
Indian 3.5%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 1.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.4
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.08
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 9 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 10 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 16 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 10 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 89 |
Admissions
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 104
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 90
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 109 51 58 |
| Year 8 | 104 37 67 |
| Year 9 | 101 41 60 |
| Year 10 | 110 46 64 |
| Year 11 | 93 44 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 73.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 36.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 37.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 12.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.6% 3.0% |