Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH · Halton · secondary school
8th of 8 secondary schools in Halton we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 0.8/10 against 161 of them, against 0.2/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 19.2 · 3 | 46% | 0.15 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -1.37 · 1 | 38% | 0.02 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 33.3 · 4 | 15% | 0.06 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 19.2% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 33.3, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -1.37 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than the national average for their starting point. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (0.8 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.2 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Duke of Edinburgh award, take up rowing, and attend trips such as Wicked the musical.
Getting in. The school has 363 pupils in a capacity of 950, leaving 587 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils with lower attainment scores in English and maths? What specific support is available for students aiming to improve their Progress 8 scores? How does the small class size impact individual teacher attention?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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