St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy

About St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy

St Augustine's Catholic School in North Yorkshire has been rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in 2016, and a subsequent ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. The inspection report singled out leadership and management as Outstanding, the highest possible grade. Academically, the school's Progress 8 score of 0.22 is the metric that tells the clearest story: pupils here achieve nearly a quarter of a grade more per subject than the national average. That score places the school 16th out of 39 similar schools in North Yorkshire, comfortably above the local authority average Progress 8 of 0.07. It also ranks in the top third nationally, sitting at the 33rd percentile. The Attainment 8 score of 48.8 means the average pupil leaves with the equivalent of a strong pass in five GCSEs, and 57.6 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths.

The school's exam results are underpinned by solid performance across the curriculum. In English, the Progress 8 score of 0.3 is particularly strong, and maths sits at 0.25, both well above the national average of zero. The EBacc average point score of 4.31 reflects decent breadth, though only 39.8 per cent of pupils entered the full EBacc suite of subjects. The school's Progress 8 banding is rated as Average, which is a fair summary: it is not among the very highest performers in the region, but it is delivering consistent, above-average outcomes for its pupils. The school is a secondary for 11 to 16 year olds with no sixth form, so all students move on after Year 11. With 583 pupils on roll against a capacity of 580, it is effectively full, and the 19.6 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals is slightly above the national average, indicating a genuinely mixed intake.

Admissions are highly competitive: for 2025/26 entry, there were 303 applications for 114 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.66, with 135 first-preference applications for just 112 first-preference offers. The school is a Roman Catholic voluntary academy, so faith-based admissions criteria will apply. Facilities include a chapel, science labs, an astro turf pitch, music rooms, and an ICT suite, and there is a good range of sports from rugby and netball to cross country and tennis. Clubs range from orchestra and choir to gardening and debate. The school's SEND provisions cover a broad spectrum, including support for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Parent View responses from the 2024/25 period show 82 per cent of respondents would recommend the school, with particularly strong agreement that pupils feel safe and that behaviour is well managed. This is a school that suits families who value strong Catholic ethos, solid academic progress, and a well-ordered environment.

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