St Cuthbert's High School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Gretna Road
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE15 7PX
Phone 01912744510
Reference Number 137900

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1234
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 100%
Girls: 0%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 34.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 34.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 221 Unknown 221
8 217 Unknown 217
9 201 Unknown 201
10 201 Unknown 201
11 199 Unknown 199
12 85 Unknown 85
13 110 Unknown 110

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 47.7%
African 11.3%
Pakistani 8.8%
Asian, Other 6.4%
Indian 4.7%
White, Other 4.5%
Mixed, Other 2.3%
White & Asian 1.4%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
Chinese 1.2%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-03-18
Date Description Report
2024-02-06 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-06-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2016-04-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as St Cuthbert's High School
2011-11-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-01-31 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-09-23 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-11-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-01-31 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-09-23 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)
46.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 38.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 59.6% Unlock Unlock

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)
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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:

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GCSE Results

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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.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.97 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 34.68 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 15.8% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 123 16
Third Preference 61 6
From another Local Authority 5 1

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
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0.19 miles
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0.39 miles
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0.54 miles
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0.55 miles
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0.74 miles
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0.78 miles
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1.08 miles
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1.09 miles
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1.16 miles
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1.24 miles
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1.39 miles
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1.49 miles
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0.66 miles
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2.13 miles
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2.23 miles
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2.5 miles
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2.64 miles
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2.68 miles
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