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28.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted: Report card: achievement expected standard, curriculum and teaching expected standard
289 pupils at the end of Year 11.
182 A-level students; average grade C+, best three A levels averaging B-. Progress: above average (value added +0.18).
For Year 7 in September 2026, 297 families put it first for 283 places (1.1 first choices per place). 83% of the families who put it first got a place.
| Entry | Places | First choices | Per place | First choices offered a place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7, 2024 | 285 | 336 | 1.2 | 77% |
| Year 7, 2025 | 285 | 306 | 1.1 | 83% |
| Year 7, 2026 | 283 | 297 | 1.1 | 83% |
Swimming pool (17 m, 3 lanes), sports hall (4 courts), 2 football pitches, gym.
Some of these are open to the public (pay and play, clubs or community use) outside school hours. Schools nearby with similar facilities
Income £14.3m, spending £14.1m (September 2024 to August 2025, 1,798 pupils).
Run by Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust, a trust of 19 academies and 6,479 pupils. The trust holds reserves of £2.9m, 5.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 27 | 14.8% | 19.8% | 3.7% | 37% |
| Biology | 27 | 14.8% | 29% | 0% | 63% |
| Sociology | 26 | 23.1% | 19.3% | 3.8% | 57.7% |
| Chemistry | 22 | 18.2% | 33.2% | 0% | 50% |
| Mathematics | 22 | 40.9% | 42.8% | 9.1% | 63.6% |
| English Literature | 17 | 11.8% | 25.2% | 5.9% | 58.8% |
| Government and Politics | 16 | 31.3% | 28.3% | 12.5% | 50% |
| History | 16 | 12.5% | 25.5% | 0% | 43.8% |
| Physics | 14 | 0% | 32.6% | 0% | 21.4% |
| Law | 14 | 0% | 17.1% | 0% | 7.1% |
| Geography | 8 | 12.5% | 24.2% | 0% | 62.5% |
| Photography | 6 | 0% | 23.8% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 16.7% | 23.8% | 0% | 50% |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 5 | 0% | 17.7% | 0% | 0% |
| English Language and Literature | 5 | 0% | 14.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Subject | Entries | Grades 8–9 | England 8–9 | Grades 7+ | Grades 4+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 288 | 3.8% | 9.2% | 16.3% | 70.8% |
| Mathematics | 288 | 6.9% | 13% | 14.9% | 72.2% |
| English Literature | 281 | 7.1% | 9.9% | 16.4% | 73.7% |
| Religious Studies | 268 | 13.4% | 19% | 21.3% | 67.9% |
| Social Studies | 76 | 9.2% | 10.8% | 18.4% | 84.2% |
| History | 70 | 21.4% | 15.2% | 32.9% | 78.6% |
| Physical Education | 66 | 1.5% | 12.8% | 4.5% | 68.2% |
| Art and Design | 63 | 6.3% | 13.2% | 20.6% | 92.1% |
| Biology | 49 | 26.5% | 28.6% | 42.9% | 98% |
| Chemistry | 49 | 30.6% | 31.4% | 51% | 100% |
| Physics | 49 | 24.5% | 29.4% | 40.8% | 98% |
| Design & Technology | 48 | 2.1% | 13.3% | 14.6% | 72.9% |
| Geography | 47 | 8.5% | 13.6% | 29.8% | 63.8% |
| Business | 46 | 2.2% | 10.9% | 4.3% | 69.6% |
| Spanish | 31 | 9.7% | 15.3% | 25.8% | 77.4% |
| Drama | 25 | 8% | 15.9% | 24% | 72% |
| Dance | 16 | 6.3% | 15.4% | 12.5% | 75% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 0% | 19.9% | 0% | 78.6% |
| Media / Film / TV | 13 | 7.7% | 10.7% | 15.4% | 76.9% |
| Other Modern Languages | 12 | 83.3% | 31.4% | 83.3% | 91.7% |
| French | 6 | 16.7% | 18.1% | 33.3% | 100% |