St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 6 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 149457
- Address
- Elker Lane, Billington, Elker Lane, Billington, BB7 9JA
- Website
- http://www.sarchs.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1129 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 88.1%
Other White 3.6%
Unclassified 2.9%
Mixed 2.3%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.9
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.74
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 35 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 211 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 194 |
Admissions
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 207
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 164
- 3rd preference
- 219
- From another Local Authority
- 29
Offers
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 242 121 121 |
| Year 8 | 238 136 102 |
| Year 9 | 220 115 105 |
| Year 10 | 211 105 106 |
| Year 11 | 218 106 112 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 21.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 11.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |