Backwell School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,595 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.7
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St Katherine's School
- Pupils on roll
- 976of 1,001 places
- Free school meals
- 24.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 170
- Ofsted
- Report card, 31 March 2026Read the Ofsted report
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Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Katherine's School (URN 109317, until 1 June 2016).
What the data says
Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 at St Katherine's School in 2023, 47% stayed on in St Katherine's School’s own sixth form (North Somerset average 35%), 29% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 48 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 54% went to university (North Somerset 25%, England 37%), and 18% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 26% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
Most pupils take the three separate sciences: at least 72% sat Biology, Chemistry and Physics as individual GCSEs, compared with about 23% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in North Somerset and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | St Katherine's School | North Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 173 | 2,376 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 47% | 35% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 8% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 29% | 48% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | St Katherine's School | North Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 48 | 2,308 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 76% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 54% | 25% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 10% | 7% |
| Employment | 33% | 35% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 18% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | St Katherine's School | North Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 50.0 | 46.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 24% | 29% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.31 | 4.03 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 19% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.0 | 30.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 53.6 | 50.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 15% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 169 | 99% | 88% | 31% | 22% | 76% |
| English Language | 168 | 99% | 89% | 20% | 20% | 77% |
| English Literature | 163 | 96% | 86% | 28% | 21% | 77% |
| Biology | 125 | 74% | 23% | 34% | 45% | 79% |
| Physics | 124 | 73% | 23% | 33% | 46% | 77% |
| Chemistry | 123 | 72% | 23% | 29% | 47% | 76% |
| Geography | 80 | 47% | 41% | 31% | 25% | 69% |
| History | 78 | 46% | 41% | 32% | 26% | 55% |
| Business Studies | 53 | 31% | 18% | 9% | 20% | 53% |
| Photography | 45 | 26% | 6% | 13% | 19% | 71% |
| Combined Science | 42 | 25% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 38% |
| Spanish | 30 | 18% | 19% | 37% | 27% | 83% |
| Computer Science | 28 | 16% | 13% | 29% | 30% | 61% |
| Psychology | 23 | 14% | 3% | 9% | 22% | 57% |
| Textiles | 18 | 11% | 2% | 17% | 27% | 83% |
| Fine Art | 18 | 11% | 9% | 22% | 28% | 83% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 16 | 9% | 8% | 13% | 21% | 50% |
| French | 13 | 8% | 18% | 38% | 29% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 3 | 2% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 50 | 100% | — |
| Engineering Studies | 44 | 98% | — |
| Health Studies | 22 | 49% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | St Katherine's School | North Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 93 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 45 | 910 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 30.63 | 32.70 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 8% | 14% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Studies | 15 | 33% | 4% |
| Biology | 14 | 31% | 20% |
| English Literature | 11 | 24% | 11% |
| History | 11 | 24% | 13% |
| Psychology | 10 | 22% | 23% |
| Fine Art | 8 | 18% | 3% |
| Chemistry | 8 | 18% | 17% |
| Physical Education | 6 | 13% | 3% |
| Geography | 6 | 13% | 10% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 15 | 33% | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 10 | 22% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
Where St Katherine's School is
Other secondary schools in North Somerset are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from North Somerset’s allocation statistics.
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.