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St Mary's Catholic School

Windhill, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ

Local ranking28th of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Strong

Secondary

Phase

1029

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 8 October 2024 — 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
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Sixth form provision
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
57.6 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
65.9% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
89.2% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
67.6% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
5.3 nat4.1
Cohort Size
185

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
97.0%
Continued in education
95.0%
Apprenticeships
1.0%
Employment
2.0%
Not sustained
2.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
89.0%
Higher education
62.0%
Apprenticeships
5.0%
Employment
21.0%
Not sustained
6.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C

Avg A-Level Grade

29.3

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

29.4

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

86

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
9.4% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
33.2
16-18 Cohort
173

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1121
Boys
565 (50%)
Girls
556 (50%)
Capacity
1029 (109% full)
SEND
8.8%
FSM Eligible
10.4%
EAL
25.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.0%
SEN Support
7.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
63.7
Budget per Pupil
£7,670/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 48.5%
  • Black African: 17.5%
  • White Other: 14.0%
  • Mixed Other: 3.3%
  • White Irish: 3.2%
  • Asian Other: 2.5%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.9%

48.5%

White British

17.5%

Black African

14.0%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Windhill

Bishop's Stortford, East of England

Administrative

URN
148499
UKPRN
10088096
Establishment No.
5422
Trust
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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