St Mary's Catholic School, Bishop's Stortford

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Mary's Catholic School

Windhill, Bishop's Stortford CM23 2NQ

http://www.stmarys.net/

St Mary's Catholic School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has about 1,160 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. Ofsted last inspected the school in October 2012. The present school opened in 2021.

Particular strengths include Destinations, Attainment, Sixth form and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Representation and Admissions.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.1		Avanti Grange Secondary School
0.7		Hockerill Anglo-European College
0.7		The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
1.0		The Bishop's Stortford High School
1.2		Birchwood High School
2.8		Forest Hall School
3.4		Leventhorpe
6.4		Mark Hall Academy
6.8		Burnt Mill Academy
7.3		BMAT STEM Academy
7.6		St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
8.0		Passmores Academy

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Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite high.

Attainment: Excellent. Up to age 16 it is excellent, while at ages 16-18 it is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Sixth form: Excellent. Attainment, progress and destinations are all above average.

Progress: Above average. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are very low and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are below average. Progress at 16-18 is about average.

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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