SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy

Secondary Academy converter URN 144104
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 2,400 Published school capacity
Capacity used 103.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 October 2023
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Kingston upon Hull, City of
Trust ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 2,485 2,485 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 1,268 51.0% of pupils
Male pupils 1,217 49.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.2%
4.6 pts below England
School 20.2%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 35.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

33.5%
13.2 pts above England
School 33.5%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 19.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.1%
0.9 pts below England
School 0.1%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
47.0%
1,167
Any other White background
22.3%
555
African
10.1%
252
Any other Mixed background
5.2%
130
Any other ethnic group
3.5%
88
White and Black African
2.1%
51
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.8% 367 of 2,485 pupils
6.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.8%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 22.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.2% 278 pupils
England 14.8% 3.6 pts below
EHC plans 3.6% 89 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 87
Speech, language & communication 73
Social, emotional & mental health 67
Autistic spectrum disorder 61
Moderate learning difficulty 51
Vision impairment 9

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

54.9 15.7 pts above England
School 54.9
Kingston upon Hull, City of 38.3
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 62.1% England 36.0% 26.1 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 77.5% England 51.4% 26.1 pts above England
EBacc entry 79.8% England 30.6% 49.2 pts above England
EBacc average point score 5.23 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.63 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.46%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.75 pts lower than England
School 4.46%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 6.31%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.18%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.63 pts lower than England
School 8.18%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 17.69%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.46%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.34 pts lower than England
School 1.46%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 1.75%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

103.5% 11.2 pts above England
St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy
103.5%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
101.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information