My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
51%Agree
37%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Voluntary aided school — Secondary
SM5 3PS / 11–18 / Girls / Roman Catholic
Good
Ofsted
57.2
Attainment 8
91%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 University pathways
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2022
Good
Good
Inspected 2022
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormOutstanding
Recognised with 3 performance badges
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 University pathways
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 57.2
- Progress 8
- 0.68
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 60%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 37.97
- Achieving AAB+
- 19.7%
91% of parents would recommend this school
318 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
61%Agree
34%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
62%Agree
32%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
7%Agree
9%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
10%Not applicable
66%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
43%Agree
45%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
37%Agree
20%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
1%Not applicable
27%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
22%No
78%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 70 parents
Strongly agree
46%Agree
37%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
64%Agree
26%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
51%Agree
39%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
53%Agree
37%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
56%Agree
39%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
63%Agree
32%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
47%Agree
36%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
6%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
91%No
9%12.8% of pupils receive SEN support
12.8%
SEN support
1.5%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 0.8%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.9%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 4%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.1%
80.9% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 80.9%
85% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 96%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 0%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 85%
- Entered top-third university
- 34%
- Achieved a degree
- 82%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 19.3:1
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 12.05%
- English as additional language
- 38%
- Teachers with QTS
- 95.9%
- White
- 40.3%
- Mixed
- 12.1%
- Asian
- 19.8%
- Black
- 6.7%
- Other
- 2.6%
White British25.3%
Other White13.4%
Irish1.6%
Other Mixed5%
White & Black African2.8%
White & Asian2.7%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
Other Asian10.7%
Indian6.3%
Chinese2.3%
Pakistani0.4%
Bangladeshi0.1%
African2.8%
Other Black2.3%
Caribbean1.6%