St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- 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
- 563 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.2%
- Persistent absence
- 30.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.4%
White British 85.1%
Other White 6.2%
African 3%
Mixed 1.6%
Other 1.2%
Chinese 1.1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Caribbean 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.7
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.35
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.7
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.76
Local authority average 3.62
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 19 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 19 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 3 |
| Biology | GCSE | 3 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 102 |
Admissions
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 118
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 131 58 73 |
| Year 8 | 121 64 57 |
| Year 9 | 119 48 71 |
| Year 10 | 89 50 39 |
| Year 11 | 103 48 55 |