St Mary's Catholic School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B70
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ
- Distance
- 2.3km away
The Bishop's Stortford High School
Beaumont Avenue, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4SH
Local ranking20th of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1211
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 25 May 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 58.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 72.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 88.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 168
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 99.0%
- Continued in education
- 95.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Higher education
- 59.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 25.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
198
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 18.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 40.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 381
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1260
- Boys
- 1144 (89%)
- Girls
- 135 (11%)
- Capacity
- 1211 (106% full)
- SEND
- 8.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 6.3%
- EAL
- 7.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.9%
- SEN Support
- 7.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 74.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,497/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 76.3%
- White Other: 6.5%
- Mixed Other: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.0%
- Asian Chinese: 2.9%
- Black African: 1.8%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
76.3%
White British
6.5%
White Other
3.0%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Beaumont Avenue
Bishop's Stortford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 117577
- UKPRN
- 10000737
- Establishment No.
- 5405
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