St Augustine's Catholic High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Worcestershire
Stonepits Lane, Redditch, B97 5LX
72
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 16/04/2024
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
92.2%
22.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
995
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,005 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Luke Payton
- Address
- Stonepits Lane, Hunt End, Redditch, B97 5LX
- Phone
- 01527550400
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Astwood Bank & Feckenham · Redditch
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141063
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 24% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
995 pupils · 1,005 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
15 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 710 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
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 | 50.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.35 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.48 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.61 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 31% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 229 | — |
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 | 29.09 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 111 | — |
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 | 228 | 18% | 54% | 82% | |
| English Language | 228 | 19% | 58% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 228 | 19% | 57% | 81% | |
| Religious Studies | 216 | 28% | 63% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 173 | 5% | 28% | 50% | |
| History | 122 | 14% | 48% | 61% | |
| Business | 112 | 14% | 47% | 63% | |
| Geography | 92 | 14% | 49% | 62% | |
| French | 67 | 19% | 52% | 73% | |
| Physics | 53 | 34% | 85% | 96% | |
| Biology | 52 | 33% | 88% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 52 | 35% | 85% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 33 | 0% | 9% | 27% | |
| Mathematics | 31 | 13% | 42% | 58% | |
| Chemistry | 25 | 0% | 4% | 24% | |
| Psychology | 24 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Biology | 23 | 0% | 9% | 30% | |
| Physics | 19 | 11% | 16% | 47% | |
| Geography | 17 | 0% | 35% | 59% | |
| Accounting and Finance | 15 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| History | 14 | 0% | 7% | 50% | |
| Religious Studies | 14 | 0% | 14% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Economics | 8 | 0% | 25% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14334: St Augustine's Catholic High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| 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) | 70% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 71% | — | — |
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 Worcestershire 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.