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Outstanding
Oversubscribed
Academy
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Secondary
Post 16
Roman Catholic
High Elms Lane Garston, Watford, WD250SS
019 2367 3760


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
1065

Saint Michael's Catholic High School is an Academy (Academy converter) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1103. The school was last rated as Outstanding by Ofsted on 26 Nov 2014.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 30% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
575 boys and 490 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
17.1
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
7.2%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
4.8%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
13.8%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
9.6%
EHC PLAN
0.9%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
  • OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
  • HI - Hearing Impairment
  • SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
  • MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
  • PD - Physical Disability
  • MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
  • SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
  • PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
49.4
Local Authority
51.1
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
41%
Local Authority
52%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 18% 48% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.19 4.56 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
95.1%
Local Authority
94.4%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Below Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C B- C+
Average Points 31.65 35.03 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
95.1%
Local Authority
94.5%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Below Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C B- C+
Average Points 31.65 35.35 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

26 Nov 2014

Latest inspection summary:


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




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 504
Of which first preference applications 210
Of which second preference applications 124
Of which third preference applications 87
Total offers made 176
Of which first preference offers 164
Of which second preference offers 10
Of which third preference offers 2




School Destinations


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

School
98%
Local Authority
96%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 94% 91% 87%
Staying in employment 1% 2% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 3% 3% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 2% 3% 5%


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

School
75%
Local Authority
68%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 74% 64% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
22% 27% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
16% 19% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
0% 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 0% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 1% 3% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
3
GREEN SPACE
5
ENVIRONMENT
4
SAFETY
10
PROPERTY
£550,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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