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Requires improvement
Maintained school
Caterham High School
Secondary
Post 16
Caterham Avenue Clayhall, Ilford, IG50QW
020 8551 4321


School Profile

Summary
GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
1081

Caterham High School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1182. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 19 Sep 2018.


Pupil Population
PUPIL MIX
559 boys and 522 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
15.4
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
22.2%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
54.7%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
22.3%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020
Not
Available
White - 32.8 %Black - 11.0 %Asian - 44.3 %Chinese - 0.3 %Mixed - 8.5 %Other - 1.6 %Unclassified - 1.6 %

Special Education Support
SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
7.6%
EHC PLAN
3%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • HI - Hearing Impairment


School Performance

GCSE Performance

Attainment 8 score

School
45.4
Local Authority
54
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
39%
Local Authority
60%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 49% 47% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.98 4.83 4.07


A Levels Performance

Percentage of students completing

School
90.7%
Local Authority
94.4%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade D C C+
Average Points 20.9 31.13 32.87


Academic Qualifications Performance

Percentage of students completing

School
90.7%
Local Authority
94.4%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade D C C+
Average Points 20.94 31.2 33.02




School Inspections

Inspections Summary

Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Requires improvement

Latest inspection date

19 Sep 2018

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Sixth form provision Good




School Admissions


Secondary School Admissions

Demand for secondary school places
Low

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 279
Of which first preference applications 52
Of which second preference applications 61
Of which third preference applications 47
Total offers made 192
Of which first preference offers 52
Of which second preference offers 16
Of which third preference offers 7




School Destinations

Student destinations after GCSEs

The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
88%
Local Authority
96%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 85% 93% 87%
Staying in employment 2% 1% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 1% 1% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 10% 3% 5%

Student destinations after A-Levels

The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
77%
Local Authority
80%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 76% 78% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
15% 30% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
9% 21% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
0% 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 1% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 0% 1% 3%




School Neighbourhood

Surrounding Area

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
8
GREEN SPACE
10
ENVIRONMENT
3
SAFETY
5
PROPERTY
£423,000 Median house price as at September 2020

Neighbourhood Population

DIVERSITY MIX

Not
Available
White - 52.9 %Black - 15.7 %Asian - 22.1 %Mixed - 5.4 %Other - 3.9 %

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