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  2. We are a voluntary aided 11-18 mixed Catholic comprehensive school with over 1,600 students on roll. The school serves the Catholic parishes in Washington, Birtley, Penshaw, Houghton and Hetton. It is situated in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.

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  4. St Robert of Newminster Catholic School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study a range of A Levels and further BTECs. Notable former pupils

    • Inspection grades: 1 is outstanding, 2 is good, 3 is satisfactory and 4 is inadequate
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    • Achievement of pupils
    • Quality of teaching
    • Behaviour and safety of pupils
    • Leadership and management
    • Inspection of St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington, NE38 8AF

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    St Robert’s is a good school. Achievement is strong overall and school leaders ensure that resolute action is taken to improve any weaker areas. The quality of teaching, support and outcomes mean that the sixth form is good. Behaviour is outstanding. Much teaching is good or better, but the remaining satisfactory teaching limits the rate of some st...

    Improve the way all teachers use assessment by: ensuring that they always plan activities in lessons which meet the learning needs of differing groups of students fully ensuring that students’ work is marked to a consistently high standard, providing frequent, detailed and accurate feedback which allows students to understand how to improve their w...

    Most students enter the school with attainment which is above the national average, they make good progress overall and gain GCSE results which are well above average in most subjects. Attainment has improved over the last three years. Progress in English and mathematics is particularly strong, leading to high attainment. Students’ progress in the ...

    There are very positive relationships between teachers and students which support good learning. Students respond well to teachers’ instructions and requests. In many lessons, there is good development of skills, knowledge and understanding because teachers ask challenging questions. Time is provided for reflection and to allow students to explain ...

    Students are polite, friendly and sensible. Their respect for teachers and each other and their positive attitudes to learning demonstrate the values and ethos of the school. Students know what is expected of them and understand and conform to the school’s systems. They are calm and orderly when moving around the school without the need for interve...

    The acting headteacher provides resolute but principled leadership. She is supported effectively by senior leaders who share a common vision and are equally committed to securing further improvement in the school. Staff identify that the school’s progress has not been reduced during the medium-term leadership arrangements. Identified weaknesses in ...

    Thank you for the help you gave to the inspection team when we visited your school recently. Particular thanks go to those who gave up their time to speak to inspectors and those of you who completed questionnaires. Your views helped us build our picture of your school. The inspectors judged St Robert’s to be a good school. We think you are right t...

  5. When its predecessor school, St Robert of Newminster Roman Catholic School, was last inspected by Ofsted, it was judged to be good overall. A small number of pupils attend alternative...

  6. St Robert’s is a very large 11 to 18 school, which has expanded from 1275 on roll to 1705 since the last inspection in 1996. It has 555 sixth-form students and 1150 in the main school.

  7. Jul 9, 2019 · How have pupils at St Robert of Newminster Roman Catholic School done in their GCSEs and how does it compare to Local Authority and national averages?