St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Dec 3 2024 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
- St. Helens
- Unique reference
- 149031
- Address
- Boardmans Lane, Blackbrook, WA11 9BB
- Website
- https://www.staugs.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 548 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 11.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.7%
White British 82.8%
Other White 5.7%
African 4.6%
Other 2%
Mixed 1.5%
Other Asian 1.3%
Pakistani 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.4
Local authority average 41.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.44
Local authority average 3.58
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 79 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 79 |
| Geography | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 102
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 100
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 111 62 49 |
| Year 8 | 129 59 70 |
| Year 9 | 112 62 50 |
| Year 10 | 113 46 67 |
| Year 11 | 83 46 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 82.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 37.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 18.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 25.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 4.0% 3.0% |