Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School 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
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 150308
- Address
- North Road, BB1 1PY
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 812 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 34.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.3%
- Persistent absence
- 38.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.3%
White British 48.2%
Pakistani 20%
Other White 11.7%
Unclassified 4.3%
Indian 4.2%
Other Asian 3.1%
Mixed 2.7%
African 2.2%
Other 2%
Other Black 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.14
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 25 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 174 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 173 |
Admissions
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 144
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 59
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 157 83 74 |
| Year 8 | 158 81 77 |
| Year 9 | 165 86 79 |
| Year 10 | 153 69 84 |
| Year 11 | 179 90 89 |