St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Derbyshire
Newbold Road, Chesterfield, S41 8AG
81
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 26/06/2024
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.1%
11.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,400
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
1,260 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
206 of 257 families who put it first got an offer
206
Places offered
494
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 257 | 206 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 152 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 85 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 494 | 206 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 26 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Maria Dengate
- Address
- Newbold Road, Upper Newbold, Chesterfield, S41 8AG
- Phone
- 01246201191
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Dunston · Chesterfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138470
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST MARY'S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
1,400 pupils · 1,260 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
26 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,042 pupils
Attendance
94.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.50 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.20 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 73.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 85.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 52.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 206 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.51 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 24.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 161 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 204 | 42% | 80% | 89% | |
| English Language | 204 | 28% | 71% | 89% | |
| English Literature | 201 | 27% | 74% | 88% | |
| Religious Studies | 200 | 52% | 84% | 89% | |
| Combined Science | 133 | 13% | 58% | 82% | |
| Geography | 127 | 39% | 80% | 86% | |
| History | 72 | 56% | 82% | 92% | |
| Biology | 70 | 49% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 70 | 66% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 70 | 64% | 99% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 53 | 36% | 89% | 94% | |
| Spanish | 48 | 50% | 90% | 96% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 60 | 27% | 62% | 82% | |
| Chemistry | 53 | 19% | 53% | 81% | |
| Biology | 51 | 10% | 31% | 59% | |
| Psychology | 36 | 3% | 17% | 50% | |
| Physics | 31 | 10% | 29% | 65% | |
| Geography | 30 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 27 | 4% | 26% | 52% | |
| English Language | 18 | 6% | 22% | 56% | |
| Religious Studies | 17 | 0% | 6% | 53% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 17 | 29% | 35% | 76% | |
| Law | 13 | 0% | 31% | 46% | |
| Fine Art | 12 | 25% | 58% | 75% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15603: St Mary's Catholic High School, Chesterfield
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 10 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 75% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 78% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.