The Sutton AcademyDe La Salle School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Helens.

Summary of the comparison

The Sutton Academy and De La Salle School are secondary schools in St Helens.

  • The Sutton Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and De La Salle School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). The Sutton Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Sutton Academy was judged the expected standard and De La Salle School was judged Requires improvement.

Side-by-side comparison

The Sutton Academy versus De La Salle School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure St HelensThe Sutton AcademySt HelensDe La Salle SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100Stronger figureF37/100
Local ranking3rd of 9 in St Helens Stronger figure9th of 9 in St Helens
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,451 1,185
Capacity1,550 1,200
LocationSt Helens, WA9 5AU St Helens, WA10 4QH
GCSE results
Attainment 843.1 Not reported46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths39.1% Not reported45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths55.1% Not reported64.8%
Entering EBacc34.8% Not reported40.5%
EBacc average point score3.74 Not reported4.09
Cohort256 Not reported
A-level results
A-level entries19 Not reported
A-level average points23.3 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeD+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points23.9 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,451 1,185
Free school meals (ever 6)40.4% 24.8%
English as an additional language5.8% 3.9%
SEN support18.9% 16.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 5.5%
Attendance
Overall absence10.2% 9.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence27.8% 26.1% Stronger figure15.8%

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

Full profiles: The Sutton Academy · De La Salle School