St Laurence SchoolRalph Allen School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Laurence School and Ralph Allen School are secondary schools.
St Laurence School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ralph Allen School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Laurence School is ahead on our composite score.
St Laurence School was judged Good and Ralph Allen School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.5 for St Laurence School and 54.6 for Ralph Allen School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at St Laurence School (51.1 in 2021-22, 54.5 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
| Measure | Bradford-on-AvonSt Laurence School | BathRalph Allen School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100Stronger figure | C65/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 27 in Wiltshire | 4th of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,359 | 1,382 | |
| Capacity | 1,380 | 1,300 | |
| Location | Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ | Bath, BA2 7AD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.5 | 54.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58.4% | 63.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83.1% Stronger figure | 77.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.7% | 30.3% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.65 | 4.91 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 219 | 211 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 132 | 113 | |
| A-level average points | 38.4 | 40.0 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.3 | 39.9 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 18.9% | 23.1% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,359 | 1,382 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.3% | 18.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.3% | 8.0% | |
| SEN support | 15.7% | 11.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.7% Stronger figure | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.6% Stronger figure | 26.4% | 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.
St Laurence School
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