Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
F34
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Runcorn, WA7 5YH
- Distance
- 1.0km away
The Heath School
Clifton Road, Runcorn, WA7 4SY
Local ranking2nd of 8 secondary schools in Halton
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 4 February 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 4 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 32.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 55.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 230
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1185
- Boys
- 608 (52%)
- Girls
- 566 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (98% full)
- SEND
- 20.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 34.6%
- EAL
- 2.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.4%
- SEN Support
- 17.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 71.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,489/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 94.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
- White Other: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- Other: 0.4%
- Asian Other: 0.3%
94.8%
White British
1.4%
Mixed Other
1.3%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Clifton Road
Runcorn, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 136779
- UKPRN
- 10033801
- Establishment No.
- 4103
- Trust
- THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)
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