Saint Gregory's Catholic CollegeRalph Allen School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bath.

Summary of the comparison

Saint Gregory's Catholic College and Ralph Allen School are secondary schools in Bath.

  • Saint Gregory's Catholic College scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ralph Allen School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ralph Allen School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Saint Gregory's Catholic College was judged Good and Ralph Allen School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.6 for Saint Gregory's Catholic College and 54.6 for Ralph Allen School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Saint Gregory's Catholic College (52.3 in 2021-22, 46.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Ralph Allen School (55.3 in 2021-22, 54.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Saint Gregory's Catholic College versus Ralph Allen School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BathSaint Gregory's Catholic CollegeBathRalph Allen SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking8th of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset 4th of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,005 1,382
Capacity1,027 1,300
LocationBath, BA2 8PA Bath, BA2 7AD
GCSE results
Attainment 846.6 54.6 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths43.0% 63.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths61.8% 77.7% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc13.9% 30.3% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.77 4.91 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort165 211
A-level results
A-level entries96 113
A-level average points26.4 40.0 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC- B
Best 3 A-levels points26.5 39.9 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects3.1% 23.1% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,005 1,382
Free school meals (ever 6)19.3% 18.2%
English as an additional language17.2% 8.0%
SEN support9.4% 11.4%
SEN with an EHC plan5.4% 4.6%
Attendance
Overall absence8.6% Stronger figure10.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.0% Stronger figure26.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Saint Gregory's Catholic College

Ralph Allen School

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