St Katherine's School
About the school
St Katherine's School is an open secondary school in North Somerset.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 31 March 2026
- Published
- 7 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50
- North Somerset
- 46.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Somerset
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 47.10%
- North Somerset
- 45.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.40%
- North Somerset
- 67.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 23.50%
- North Somerset
- 28.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.31
- North Somerset
- 4.03
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.63
AAB or better
- School
- 8.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
998
Girls
47.09%
Boys
52.91%
SEN support
4.71%
Education, health and care plan
4.81%
English as an additional language
11.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.42%
Overall absence
9.79
Persistent absence
26.06
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
173
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
48
Sustained education or employment
94%
Higher education
54%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
33%