St Mary's Catholic School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B70
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Avanti Grange Secondary School
Newland Avenue, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2BD
Local ranking80th of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Outstanding
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 7 May 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 464
- Boys
- 221 (48%)
- Girls
- 243 (52%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (39% full)
- SEND
- 17.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 12.9%
- EAL
- 8.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.3%
- SEN Support
- 13.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 24.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,511/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 11.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- 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: 74.2%
- White Other: 7.7%
- Mixed Other: 3.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.5%
- Asian Indian: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.5%
- Asian Chinese: 1.5%
- Asian Other: 1.3%
74.2%
White British
7.7%
White Other
3.9%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Newland Avenue
Bishop's Stortford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 149078
- UKPRN
- 10090860
- Establishment No.
- 4037
- Trust
- AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
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