St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · St. Helens, St. Helens
WA11 9BB
Composite score
53.2

St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy at a glance

Located in St. Helens, St. Helens, St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 548 pupils aged 11 to 16. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 42.6 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 2.4 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

28% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 57% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 49% 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 Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy 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 further down the page.

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#2,133
National rank
#267
In North West
#5
In St. Helens
Top 67%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
42.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
28%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
57%
% EBacc grade 5+
6%
EBacc average points score
3.45

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 548 % FSM ever-6 48.7% % EAL 11.7% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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