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Maintained school
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Secondary
Post 16
Roman Catholic
Greenbank Lane Hartford, Northwich, CW81JW
016 0670 6000


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
1245

St Nicholas Catholic High School is a Maintained school (Voluntary aided school) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1240. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 27 Feb 2019.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 20% 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
613 boys and 632 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
17.7
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
6.4%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
5.5%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
9.8%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
4.7%
EHC PLAN
2.2%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
52.5
Local Authority
46.9
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
54%
Local Authority
43%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 80% 48% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.91 4.18 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
98.5%
Local Authority
93.4%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C+ B- C+
Average Points 33.03 35.66 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
98.5%
Local Authority
93.4%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C+ B- C+
Average Points 32.94 35.51 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

27 Feb 2019

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



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 401
Of which first preference applications 204
Of which second preference applications 131
Of which third preference applications 65
Total offers made 221
Of which first preference offers 204
Of which second preference offers 10
Of which third preference offers 6




School Destinations


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

School
97%
Local Authority
93%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 93% 83% 87%
Staying in employment 2% 5% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 3% 5% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 2% 5% 5%


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

School
64%
Local Authority
63%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 61% 58% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
32% 21% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
20% 17% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
1% 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 3% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 0% 5% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
3
GREEN SPACE
4
ENVIRONMENT
8
SAFETY
8
PROPERTY
£255,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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