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Resourced provision for Specific learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia), Visual impairment, OTH, Hearing impairment, Speech, language and communication, Autism (ASD), Social, emotional and mental health, Physical disability, Moderate learning difficulty (24 places). 34.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted: School remains Good at an ungraded inspection
243 pupils at the end of Year 11.
78 A-level students; average grade C+, best three A levels averaging C+. Progress: average (value added -0.05).
For Year 7 in September 2026, 202 families put it first for 242 places (0.8 first choices per place). 90% of the families who put it first got a place.
| Entry | Places | First choices | Per place | First choices offered a place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7, 2024 | 290 | 173 | 0.6 | 100% |
| Year 7, 2025 | 244 | 213 | 0.9 | 89% |
| Year 7, 2026 | 242 | 202 | 0.8 | 90% |
Sports hall (3 courts), artificial hockey pitch, 3 football pitches, 1 rugby pitch, tennis courts.
Some of these are open to the public (pay and play, clubs or community use) outside school hours. Schools nearby with similar facilities
Income £12.4m, spending £12.3m (September 2024 to August 2025, 1,508 pupils).
Run by St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, a trust of 25 academies and 7,955 pupils. The trust holds reserves of −£9.2m, -15.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 19 | 26.3% | 33.2% | 0% | 57.9% |
| Biology | 17 | 17.6% | 29% | 0% | 47.1% |
| English Literature | 16 | 12.5% | 25.2% | 12.5% | 37.5% |
| Psychology | 15 | 6.7% | 19.8% | 0% | 26.7% |
| English Language and Literature | 15 | 6.7% | 14.9% | 0% | 40% |
| Mathematics | 14 | 35.7% | 42.8% | 7.1% | 50% |
| Geography | 14 | 28.6% | 24.2% | 0% | 42.9% |
| Government and Politics | 13 | 0% | 28.3% | 0% | 38.5% |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 0% | 23.8% | 0% | 23.1% |
| Physics | 9 | 33.3% | 32.6% | 11.1% | 44.4% |
| History | 9 | 11.1% | 25.5% | 0% | 44.4% |
| Sociology | 8 | 25% | 19.3% | 0% | 62.5% |
| Design and Technology (Engineering) | 6 | 16.7% | 19% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 5 | 0% | 17.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Subject | Entries | Grades 8–9 | England 8–9 | Grades 7+ | Grades 4+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 237 | 6.8% | 13% | 13.1% | 72.6% |
| English Language | 235 | 5.1% | 9.2% | 12.8% | 67.2% |
| English Literature | 231 | 6.1% | 9.9% | 15.2% | 74.5% |
| Religious Studies | 228 | 8.8% | 19% | 18% | 71.1% |
| Geography | 137 | 6.6% | 13.6% | 16.8% | 58.4% |
| History | 77 | 5.2% | 15.2% | 13% | 51.9% |
| Social Studies | 54 | 9.3% | 10.8% | 9.3% | 68.5% |
| French | 42 | 7.1% | 18.1% | 14.3% | 47.6% |
| Biology | 30 | 23.3% | 28.6% | 43.3% | 93.3% |
| Other Modern Languages | 29 | 69% | 31.4% | 72.4% | 75.9% |
| Media / Film / TV | 29 | 3.4% | 10.7% | 6.9% | 62.1% |
| Chemistry | 28 | 50% | 31.4% | 75% | 100% |
| Physics | 28 | 32.1% | 29.4% | 42.9% | 100% |
| Spanish | 22 | 4.5% | 15.3% | 13.6% | 54.5% |
| Art and Design | 21 | 0% | 13.2% | 28.6% | 90.5% |
| Drama | 15 | 33.3% | 15.9% | 53.3% | 86.7% |
| Music | 11 | 9.1% | 20.5% | 45.5% | 90.9% |