St Mary's RC High School

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-16
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Lugwardine
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 4DR
Phone 01432850416
Reference Number 116992

Description

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St Mary's RC High School, nestled in Hereford (HR1 4DR), is a distinguished Catholic educational institution dedicated to upholding God's presence at the core of its faith community. This school strives to exemplify Gospel values while providing exceptional academic, pastoral, and spiritual development for its pupils.

The magnificent surroundings of St Mary's provide a conducive atmosphere for education and growth. With committed and skilled teachers, the school is invested in fostering each student's unique potential.

St Mary's RC High School is recognized for its outstanding achievements and is actively dedicated to the well-being of its pupils, seeking to continually improve both academically and spiritually.

Facts:

  1. A Catholic school with on-campus facilities and a faith-focused environment.
  2. Highly regarded for academic performance.
  3. Boasts talented teachers.
  4. Proudly situated in Hereford.
  5. Dedicated to the holistic development of its students.
  6. Nurtures Gospel values both within and outside the school.
  7. Committed to providing outstanding pastoral and spiritual development for its pupils.
  8. Blessed with a beautiful, on-campus location.
  9. A high-performing school that sets high standards for itself and its students.
  10. Headed by Stuart Wetson, who has been appointed as headteacher.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 748
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.93%
Girls: 51.07%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 149
8 150
9 150
10 151
11 148

Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2021-05-27
Date Description Report
2021-04-20 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-01-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2018-01-11 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-12-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-02-10 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-07-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-11-24 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
50.2 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 54% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 73% Upgrade Upgrade

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
0.14 Upgrade Upgrade

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 95 0
Third Preference 49 0
From another Local Authority 6 1

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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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