St Mary's Catholic SchoolAvanti Grange Secondary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bishop's Stortford.
Summary of the comparison
St Mary's Catholic School and Avanti Grange Secondary School are secondary schools in Bishop's Stortford.
St Mary's Catholic School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Avanti Grange Secondary School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Avanti Grange Secondary School is ahead on our composite score.
St Mary's Catholic School was judged strong and Avanti Grange Secondary School was judged exceptional.
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Bishop's StortfordSt Mary's Catholic School | Bishop's StortfordAvanti Grange Secondary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B70/100 | A85/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 28th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | 80th of 81 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Strong | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,121 | 464 | |
| Capacity | 1,029 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2BD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 57.6 | Not reported | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65.9% | Not reported | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 89.2% | Not reported | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.6% | Not reported | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.33 | Not reported | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 185 | Not reported | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 86 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 29.3 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 9.4% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,121 | 464 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.4% | 12.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.1% | 8.8% | |
| SEN support | 7.8% | 13.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.0% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.9% | 5.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.7% | 11.8% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Mary's Catholic School
Avanti Grange Secondary School
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