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St Monica's RC High School

Officially St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JH

Local ranking2nd of 11 secondary schools in Bury
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1150

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 21 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
50.4 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
55.4% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
77.5% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
14.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
4.2 nat4.1
Cohort Size
222

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
95.0%
Continued in education
91.0%
Apprenticeships
4.0%
Not sustained
4.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1066
Boys
554 (54%)
Girls
478 (46%)
Capacity
1150 (90% full)
SEND
11.8%
FSM Eligible
23.9%
EAL
20.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.0%
SEN Support
9.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
57.2
Budget per Pupil
£6,861/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
19.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 59.4%
  • White Other: 12.4%
  • Black African: 8.1%
  • Other: 5.1%
  • Mixed Other: 3.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.8%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
  • Asian Other: 1.4%

59.4%

White British

12.4%

White Other

8.1%

Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
148050
UKPRN
10086304
Establishment No.
4006
Trust
ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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