St. Cuthbert's Catholic Academy
St. Cuthbert's Catholic Academy is a converter academy in St Helens for boys and girls aged 11 to 16.
Berrys Lane, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 3HE01744 678123stcuthberts.comMr Stuart Holland headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2026: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
163 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of St Cuthbert's Catholic High School, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | St. Helens | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 163 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 125 | 121 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 34.5 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 37.7 | 39.2 | 40.0 | 43.8 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -1.11 | -1.01 | -0.76 | -0.77 | -0.66 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 25% | 27% | 24% | 31% | 30% | 32% | 37% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 44% | 48% | 43% | 47% | 58% | 57% | 60% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 2.79 | 2.73 | 2.74 | 3.05 | 3.33 | 3.61 | 3.76 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 7% | 7% | 9% | 15% | 23% | 40% | 34% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 25.4 | 22.6 | 27.2 | 32.6 | 35.0 | 32.5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 41.8 | 43.4 | 39.7 | 43.1 | 43.1 | 48.2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 19.5 | 20.3 | 25.2 | 26.3 | 19.0 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 47.0 | 53.9 | 61.4 | 46.6 | 56.2 | – | – |
† These results are for St Cuthbert's Catholic High School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
How places were given out for September 2025.
| Entry | Put it first | Applied at all | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Secondary | 172 | 313 | – | LA |
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 85.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 14.3% | 14.1% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 8.1% | 5.7% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 8.1% | 8.1% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 6.0% | 3.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 6.2% | 6.0% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 1.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 38.3% | 41.5% | 34.8% | 42.6% | 24.3% | 14.7% | 23.9% |
† These attendance figures are for St Cuthbert's Catholic High School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Money
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 549 | No overall grade 2024 | 49 | Compare |
| The Sutton Academy | Academy | 1.7 miles | 1,441 | Report card 2026 | 33 | Compare |
| Outwood Academy Haydock | Academy | 1.8 miles | 791 | No overall grade 2024 | 35 | Compare |
| Cowley International College | Council | 2.6 miles | 1,514 | Report card 2026 | 5 | Compare |
| De La Salle School | Academy | 3.0 miles | 1,180 | Requires improvement 2023 | 3 | Compare |
| Rainhill High School | Academy | 3.1 miles | 1,535 | Good 2023 | 47 | Compare |
| Hope Academy | Academy | 3.4 miles | 1,235 | No overall grade 2024 | 28 | Compare |
| Great Sankey High School | Academy | 3.4 miles | 2,051 | Good 2023 | 50 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St. Cuthbert's Catholic Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St. Cuthbert's Catholic Academy yet.
How good are St. Cuthbert's Catholic Academy's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 25% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 34.5, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does St. Cuthbert's Catholic Academy have?
The number of pupils is not published.
What is attendance like at St. Cuthbert's Catholic Academy?
Pupils were in school 85.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 38% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does St. Cuthbert's Catholic Academy have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Berrys Lane, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 3HE
- Telephone
- 01744 678123
- Website
- www.stcuthberts.com
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Holland
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic, Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Multi-academy trust
- St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust (11 schools)
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Ward
- Parr
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2026 (academy converter)
- URN
- 152596 · LAESTAB 3424801 · UKPRN 10101159
- Formerly
- St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: St. Helens council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2025.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.