Grays Convent High School

Voluntary aided schoolSecondary

RM17 5UX / 11–16 / Girls / Roman Catholic

55.7

Attainment 8

96%

parents recommend

🏆 Strong results⭐ Exceptional teaching

Recognised with 2 performance badges

🏆 Strong results⭐ Exceptional teaching

GCSE Results

Attainment 8 score
55.7
Progress 8
0.76
Grade 5+ English & Maths
61.3%

96% of parents would recommend this school

49 responses

Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.

My child is happy at this school

Strongly agree
53%
Agree
41%
Disagree
6%
Strongly disagree
0%
Don't know
0%

My child feels safe at this school

Strongly agree
65%
Agree
29%
Disagree
2%
Strongly disagree
4%
Don't know
0%

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

Strongly agree
55%
Agree
31%
Disagree
12%
Strongly disagree
2%
Don't know
0%

My child has not been bullied

Strongly agree
8%
Agree
18%
Disagree
2%
Strongly disagree
2%
Don't know
6%
Not applicable
64%

The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year

Strongly agree
76%
Agree
22%
Disagree
0%
Strongly disagree
0%
Don't know
2%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Strongly agree
39%
Agree
24%
Disagree
8%
Strongly disagree
0%
Don't know
0%
Not applicable
29%

The school has high expectations for my child

Strongly agree
78%
Agree
18%
Disagree
4%
Strongly disagree
0%
Don't know
0%

My child does well at this school

Strongly agree
67%
Agree
27%
Disagree
6%
Strongly disagree
0%
Don't know
0%

The school lets me know how my child is doing

Strongly agree
61%
Agree
33%
Disagree
6%
Strongly disagree
0%
Don't know
0%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

Strongly agree
59%
Agree
35%
Disagree
6%
Strongly disagree
0%
Don't know
0%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

Strongly agree
74%
Agree
24%
Disagree
2%
Strongly disagree
0%
Don't know
0%

The school supports my child's wider personal development

Strongly agree
53%
Agree
41%
Disagree
6%
Strongly disagree
0%
Don't know
0%

I would recommend this school to another parent

Yes
96%
No
4%

9.3% of pupils receive SEN support

9.3%

SEN support

1.4%

EHCP

Autism (ASD)
0.2%
Social, Emotional & Mental Health
2.1%
Speech, Language & Communication
1.5%
Specific Learning Difficulty
0.3%
Moderate Learning Difficulty
4.6%

74.8% of places went to first-preference applicants

Policy
Non-selective
Oversubscribed
No
Accepted as 1st preference
74.8%

Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1

Free school meals
19.6%
Pupil:teacher ratio
15.7:1
Overall absence
5.43%
Persistent absence
14.29%
English as additional language
22.5%
Teachers with QTS
95.2%
White
27.8%
White British16.1%
Other White11.2%
Irish0.5%
Mixed
21%
Other Mixed17.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.7%
White & Black African1.1%
White & Asian0.9%
Asian
17.6%
Bangladeshi5.4%
Pakistani4.9%
Indian4.7%
Other Asian2.4%
Chinese0.2%
Black
3.3%
Caribbean1.7%
African1.1%
Other Black0.5%
Other
2.3%