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 Grange School
Latham Avenue, Runcorn, WA7 5DX
Local ranking6th of 8 secondary schools in Halton
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
All-through
Phase
1320
Capacity
3-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 30 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 36.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 26.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 45.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 163
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1173
- Boys
- 599 (50%)
- Girls
- 601 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1320 (91% full)
- SEND
- 26.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 55.0%
- EAL
- 5.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.6%
- SEN Support
- 21.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 74.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,238/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
- 10.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 33.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.1%
- Mixed Other: 3.0%
- White Other: 2.5%
- Other: 1.1%
- Black African: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
- Black Other: 0.3%
91.1%
White British
3.0%
Mixed Other
2.5%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Latham Avenue
Runcorn, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 144617
- UKPRN
- 10065558
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- WADE DEACON TRUST
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