Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Bath and North East Somerset
Combe Hay Lane, Bath, BA2 8PA
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/11/2022
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.4%
23.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
987
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,027 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
151 of 177 families who put it first got an offer
163
Places offered
426
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 177 | 151 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 125 | 10 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 88 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 36 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 426 | 163 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Bath and North East Somerset lets families list 5 preferences. 48 applications came from outside the council area (32 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Melissa George
- Address
- Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 8PA
- Phone
- 01225832873
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Odd Down · Bath
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109329
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
987 pupils · 1,027 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 852 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
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 | 51.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.42 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.59 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.77 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 165 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.45 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 3.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 96 | — |
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 | 160 | 21% | 49% | 68% | |
| English Language | 160 | 26% | 61% | 73% | |
| Religious Studies | 150 | 31% | 63% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 149 | 18% | 54% | 74% | |
| Biology | 111 | 23% | 58% | 80% | |
| Physics | 111 | 21% | 66% | 80% | |
| Chemistry | 111 | 24% | 62% | 82% | |
| History | 68 | 32% | 60% | 72% | |
| Geography | 60 | 40% | 67% | 78% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 18% | 53% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 41 | 0% | 7% | 20% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 40 | 43% | 85% | 88% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 36 | 0% | 3% | 14% | |
| Sociology | 25 | 0% | 4% | 12% | |
| Mathematics | 25 | 4% | 24% | 52% | |
| Physics | 23 | 0% | 4% | 26% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 0% | 10% | 48% | |
| Business Studies | 21 | 0% | 0% | 24% | |
| Biology | 19 | 0% | 21% | 58% | |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 0% | 11% | 22% | |
| History | 17 | 12% | 12% | 47% | |
| Geography | 15 | 0% | 0% | 27% | |
| Government and Politics | 14 | 0% | 7% | 29% | |
| Computer Science | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 25533: Saint Gregory's Catholic College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 47% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 50% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Bath and North East Somerset 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.