My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
41%Agree
46%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%St Mary's Catholic School
Academy converter — Secondary
CM23 2NQ / 11–18 / Roman Catholic
57.6
Attainment 8
77%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Exceptional results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 57.6
- Progress 8
- 0.43
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 65.9%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 29.34
- Achieving AAB+
- 9.4%
77% of parents would recommend this school
150 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
50%Agree
39%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
35%Agree
41%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
5%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
6%Agree
7%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
9%Not applicable
69%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
43%Agree
32%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
27%Agree
30%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
3%Not applicable
15%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
15%No
85%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 23 parents
Strongly agree
17%Agree
31%Disagree
26%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
9%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
47%Agree
35%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
6%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
40%Agree
42%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
5%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
39%Agree
39%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
36%Agree
45%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
48%Agree
48%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
29%Agree
42%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
7%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
77%No
23%8.8% of pupils receive SEN support
8.8%
SEN support
1%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.3%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 1.4%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.8%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 3.1%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.7%
72.1% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 72.1%
63% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 95%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 63%
- Entered top-third university
- 16%
- Achieved a degree
- 56%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1
- Free school meals
- 7.9%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.6:1
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
- English as additional language
- 25.1%
- Teachers with QTS
- 98.1%
- White
- 64.8%
- Mixed
- 8.8%
- Asian
- 4.4%
- Black
- 5%
- Other
- 0.9%
White British47.9%
Other White13.8%
Irish3.1%
Other Mixed3.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.9%
White & Asian1.9%
White & Black African1.7%
Other Asian2.5%
Indian1.2%
Chinese0.6%
Pakistani0.1%
Caribbean1.9%
African1.7%
Other Black1.4%