All Saints Catholic College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Kirklees
Bradley Bar, Huddersfield, HD2 2JT
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 02/11/2022
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
16.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
899
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
165 of 181 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
428
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 181 | 165 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 151 | 9 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 88 | 3 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 428 | 177 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Kirklees lets families list 3 preferences. 38 applications came from outside the council area (14 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Karen Colligan
- Address
- Bradley Bar, Huddersfield, HD2 2JT
- Phone
- 01484426466
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward / constituency
- Ashbrow · Huddersfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 107782
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
899 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
02 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 916 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.11 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.65 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 177 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 175 | 14% | 42% | 66% | |
| English Language | 175 | 22% | 51% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 173 | 18% | 60% | 72% | |
| Religious Studies | 170 | 30% | 65% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 126 | 9% | 29% | 51% | |
| Art and Design | 92 | 10% | 57% | 77% | |
| History | 78 | 23% | 54% | 64% | |
| Geography | 66 | 15% | 38% | 56% | |
| Biology | 47 | 17% | 60% | 87% | |
| Physics | 46 | 17% | 59% | 85% | |
| Chemistry | 46 | 15% | 63% | 91% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 28 | 7% | 29% | 50% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kirklees council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.