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30% of pupils eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted: School remains Good at an ungraded inspection
206 pupils at the end of Year 11.
85 A-level students; average grade B-, best three A levels averaging B-. Progress: average (value added -0.02).
For Year 7 in September 2026, 210 families put it first for 209 places (1.0 first choices per place). 97% of the families who put it first got a place.
| Entry | Places | First choices | Per place | First choices offered a place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7, 2024 | 191 | 189 | 1.0 | 100% |
| Year 7, 2025 | 202 | 193 | 1.0 | 100% |
| Year 7, 2026 | 209 | 210 | 1.0 | 97% |
Swimming pool (20 m, 3 lanes), sports hall (4 courts), 3G pitch, 1 football pitch, 2 rugby pitches, dance or fitness studio.
Some of these are open to the public (pay and play, clubs or community use) outside school hours. Schools nearby with similar facilities
Income £10.3m, spending £10.1m (September 2024 to August 2025, 1,270 pupils).
Run by Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust, a trust of 35 academies and 11,882 pupils. The trust holds reserves of £13.0m, 14.2% of its income. Its accounts at Companies House.
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Department for Education performance data 2024/25 and register of schools; Ofsted inspections to August 2026. Open Government Licence. Applications: DfE applications and offers. Contains data © Sport England (Active Places), matched to the school by name and postcode. Money: Department for Education academies accounts return, 2024-25; Open Government Licence.
| Subject | Entries | A*–A | England A*–A | A* | A*–B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 19 | 15.8% | 25.5% | 0% | 63.2% |
| Mathematics | 17 | 29.4% | 42.8% | 17.6% | 47.1% |
| Psychology | 14 | 35.7% | 19.8% | 21.4% | 57.1% |
| Biology | 12 | 25% | 29% | 16.7% | 33.3% |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 10 | 10% | 14% | 0% | 50% |
| English Language and Literature | 9 | 0% | 14.9% | 0% | 55.6% |
| Chemistry | 9 | 22.2% | 33.2% | 0% | 44.4% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 12.5% | 23.5% | 0% | 37.5% |
| Law | 7 | 42.9% | 17.1% | 0% | 57.1% |
| Sociology | 7 | 0% | 19.3% | 0% | 28.6% |
| Physics | 6 | 33.3% | 32.6% | 16.7% | 33.3% |
| Economics | 6 | 16.7% | 30.8% | 0% | 50% |
| Spanish | 5 | 0% | 26.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Geography | 5 | 0% | 24.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Subject | Entries | Grades 8–9 | England 8–9 | Grades 7+ | Grades 4+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 203 | 3.9% | 13% | 8.4% | 77.3% |
| English Language | 203 | 9.4% | 9.2% | 18.2% | 74.9% |
| Religious Studies | 195 | 12.8% | 19% | 24.6% | 71.3% |
| English Literature | 194 | 7.2% | 9.9% | 22.7% | 79.9% |
| History | 108 | 9.3% | 15.2% | 17.6% | 64.8% |
| Geography | 81 | 8.6% | 13.6% | 16% | 61.7% |
| Art and Design | 56 | 10.7% | 13.2% | 19.6% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 27 | 22.2% | 12.8% | 29.6% | 96.3% |
| Media / Film / TV | 22 | 9.1% | 10.7% | 9.1% | 86.4% |
| Drama | 22 | 0% | 15.9% | 4.5% | 72.7% |
| Biology | 21 | 4.8% | 28.6% | 23.8% | 71.4% |
| Physics | 21 | 14.3% | 29.4% | 23.8% | 66.7% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 14.3% | 31.4% | 19% | 71.4% |
| Spanish | 19 | 5.3% | 15.3% | 21.1% | 68.4% |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 17 | 5.9% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 52.9% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 5.9% | 19.9% | 11.8% | 82.4% |
| Design & Technology | 16 | 37.5% | 13.3% | 43.8% | 93.8% |
| French | 13 | 15.4% | 18.1% | 46.2% | 100% |