Secondary
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Newbold Road, Upper Newbold, Chesterfield, S41 8AG
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1400 of 1260 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.0
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- ST MARY'S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hallam
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 84.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 100.0
- Pupils per adult
- 13.5
- Pupils
- 1,347
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2024
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
73%
30 points above the Chesterfield average (43% across 11 schools)
59.4
14.4 above the Chesterfield average (45.0 across 11 schools)
1st of 11 by our score, among the secondary schools in Chesterfield we can score - 13 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59.4 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.39 |
| Entered the EBacc | 52% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 73% |
| A level average points per entry | 39.51 |
| A level students | 161 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 70% |
| 22/23 | 67% |
| 23/24 | 63% |
| 24/25 | 73% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 38.3 |
| 22/23 | 36.5 |
| 23/24 | 39.2 |
| 24/25 | 39.5 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.27 |
| 22/23 | +0.36 |
| 23/24 | +0.50 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 60.2 |
| 22/23 | 57.3 |
| 23/24 | 56.6 |
| 24/25 | 59.4 |
Newbold Road, Upper Newbold, Chesterfield, S41 8AG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Derbyshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Maria Dengate
- Address
- Newbold Road, Upper Newbold, Chesterfield, S41 8AG
- Telephone
- 01246201191