All Saints' Catholic High School
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94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.9
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Notre Dame High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,491of 1,328 places
- Free school meals
- 18.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 212
- Ofsted
- Good, 25 January 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Notre Dame High School (URN 107159, until 1 July 2012).
What the data says
Of the 210 pupils who finished Year 11 at Notre Dame High School in 2023, 70% stayed on in Notre Dame High School’s own sixth form (Sheffield average 36%) and 24% went to a further education college.
Among the 206 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 62% went to university (Sheffield 37%, England 37%), and 33% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 97% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 52.8 against 46.1 across England and 43.2 in Sheffield, with 54% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 Sheffield and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Notre Dame High School | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 210 | 5,938 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 97% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 70% | 36% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 8% | 13% |
| — further education college | 24% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | — | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 4% | 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 | Notre Dame High School | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 206 | 5,177 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 77% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 62% | 37% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 33% | 19% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 20% | 25% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 18% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Notre Dame High School | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 52.8 | 43.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 53% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.81 | 3.84 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 20% | 36% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 43.2 | 30.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 55.3 | 50.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 16% | 22% | 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 | 211 | 100% | 88% | 27% | 22% | 80% |
| English Language | 210 | 99% | 89% | 23% | 20% | 72% |
| Religious Studies | 205 | 97% | 31% | 36% | 32% | 76% |
| English Literature | 205 | 97% | 86% | 20% | 21% | 78% |
| Biology | 112 | 53% | 23% | 33% | 45% | 82% |
| Chemistry | 112 | 53% | 23% | 48% | 47% | 85% |
| Physics | 112 | 53% | 23% | 33% | 46% | 82% |
| Combined Science | 99 | 47% | 65% | 15% | 9% | 71% |
| French | 96 | 45% | 18% | 16% | 29% | 67% |
| Spanish | 94 | 44% | 19% | 31% | 27% | 69% |
| Business Studies | 84 | 40% | 18% | 26% | 20% | 71% |
| Geography | 70 | 33% | 41% | 46% | 25% | 80% |
| History | 64 | 30% | 41% | 44% | 26% | 78% |
| Physical Education | 44 | 21% | 11% | 20% | 24% | 61% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 42 | 20% | 8% | 21% | 21% | 74% |
| Art and Design | 37 | 17% | 7% | 19% | 24% | 89% |
| Drama | 30 | 14% | 7% | 13% | 27% | 53% |
| Computer Science | 29 | 14% | 13% | 55% | 30% | 72% |
| Design and Technology | 23 | 11% | 11% | 13% | 23% | 74% |
| Photography | 13 | 6% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 100% |
| Dance | 9 | 4% | 1% | 44% | 27% | 56% |
| Music | 5 | 2% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 24 | 12% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 17 | 9% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Notre Dame High School | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 430 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 200 | 2,294 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.42 | 34.95 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 17% | 19% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 72 | 36% | 23% |
| Mathematics | 62 | 31% | 31% |
| Biology | 46 | 23% | 20% |
| Economics | 35 | 18% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 35 | 18% | 17% |
| Politics | 32 | 16% | 6% |
| English Language | 30 | 15% | 4% |
| Business Studies | 29 | 14% | 13% |
| Sociology | 29 | 14% | 13% |
| English Literature | 27 | 14% | 11% |
| History | 27 | 14% | 13% |
| Physics | 25 | 13% | 12% |
| Religious Studies | 20 | 10% | 4% |
| Geography | 17 | 9% | 10% |
| Art and Design | 13 | 7% | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | 11 | 6% | 5% |
| Physical Education | 10 | 5% | 3% |
| Drama | 9 | 5% | 2% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 4% | 5% |
| Photography | 6 | 3% | 3% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 22 | 11% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 13 | 7% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
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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.