My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
43%Agree
48%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%St Catherine's Catholic School
Academy converter — Secondary
DA6 7QJ / 11–16 / Girls / Roman Catholic
Good
Ofsted
55.1
Attainment 8
85%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results⭐ Exceptional teaching
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2022
Good
Good
Inspected 2022
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth Form
Recognised with 2 performance badges
🏆 Strong results⭐ Exceptional teaching
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 55.1
- Progress 8
- 0.75
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 58.6%
85% of parents would recommend this school
54 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
41%Agree
50%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
44%Agree
44%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
19%Agree
7%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
4%Not applicable
51%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
24%Agree
37%Disagree
26%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
7%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
40%Agree
22%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
0%Not applicable
19%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
24%No
76%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 13 parents
Strongly agree
23%Agree
31%Disagree
31%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
50%Agree
35%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
6%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
47%Agree
35%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
7%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
43%Agree
46%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
43%Agree
55%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
43%Agree
51%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
41%Agree
44%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
4%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
85%No
15%7.7% of pupils receive SEN support
7.7%
SEN support
1.2%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 1.4%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.6%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0%
58.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 58.3%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16:1
- Free school meals
- 13.4%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16:1
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 12.45%
- English as additional language
- 10.4%
- Teachers with QTS
- 96.9%
- White
- 21.5%
- Mixed
- 8.5%
- Asian
- 9.7%
- Black
- 9.2%
- Other
- 1.3%
White British16.9%
Other White4.4%
Irish0.2%
White & Black African4.1%
Other Mixed2.1%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
White & Asian1%
Indian5%
Other Asian3.2%
Chinese0.7%
Pakistani0.4%
Bangladeshi0.4%
African4.1%
Other Black3.8%
Caribbean1.3%