Academy sponsor led Secondary Open

St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy

Boardmans Lane, Blackbrook, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 9BB

Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 3 December 2024.

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548
Pupils
46.8%
Free school meals
1 April 2022
Opened

About this school

St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in St. Helens, Merseyside. The school has 548 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 3 December 2024. The Headteacher is Giselle Lynch. The school is administered by St. Helens local authority. It belongs to ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 April 2022.

School details

Head
Giselle Lynch
Trust
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
St. Helens
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
URN
149031

Admissions

Applications for places at St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (St. Helens). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

42.6
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.05
Progress 8 · 2023-24
28%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
57%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.45
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
9%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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