St Catherine's Catholic School

Academy converterSecondary

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 is happy at this school

Strongly agree
43%
Agree
48%
Disagree
7%
Strongly disagree
2%
Don't know
0%

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%
White British16.9%
Other White4.4%
Irish0.2%
Mixed
8.5%
White & Black African4.1%
Other Mixed2.1%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
White & Asian1%
Asian
9.7%
Indian5%
Other Asian3.2%
Chinese0.7%
Pakistani0.4%
Bangladeshi0.4%
Black
9.2%
African4.1%
Other Black3.8%
Caribbean1.3%
Other
1.3%