St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–16
- Pupils on roll
- 876
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
What pupils do next
The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.
DfE, KS4 destination measures.
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School at a glance
Located in St Helens, St. Helens, St Cuthbert's Catholic High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 876 pupils aged 11 to 16. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 34.5 — well below the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.
24% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 44% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Cuthbert's Catholic High School their first choice was offered one of its 175 Year 7 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.25 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 79% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 14.1%. There are about 15.2 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 48% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. St Cuthbert's Catholic High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.