Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
C68
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Watford, WD25 0SS
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Future Academies Watford
Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 7HW
Local ranking59th of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Strong
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 29 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 39.8 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 32.1% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 55.4% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 65.2% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.7 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 184
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 58.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 18.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
29
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 35.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 64
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1018
- Boys
- 516 (51%)
- Girls
- 502 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1350 (75% full)
- SEND
- 15.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.1%
- EAL
- 18.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.5%
- SEN Support
- 12.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,829/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 60.8%
- White Other: 10.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.7%
- Black African: 4.3%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.7%
- Other: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
- Asian Indian: 2.0%
60.8%
White British
10.8%
White Other
4.7%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Horseshoe Lane
Watford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 135876
- UKPRN
- 10027517
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- FUTURE ACADEMIES
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