Ratcliffe College
Other independent school · Mixed · Leicestershire
Fosse Way, LE7 4SG
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
923
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 3–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Jonathan Reddin
- Address
- Fosse Way, Ratcliffe on the Wreake, LE7 4SG
- Phone
- 01509817000
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Wreake Valley · Melton and Syston
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 120316
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
923 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.63 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.88 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 68.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 87.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.22 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 106 | — |
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 | 42.29 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 30.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 65 | — |
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 | 99 | 37% | 78% | 96% | |
| English Language | 99 | 43% | 88% | 96% | |
| Religious Studies | 99 | 60% | 93% | 96% | |
| English Literature | 85 | 46% | 94% | 98% | |
| Physical Education | 40 | 25% | 70% | 88% | |
| Spanish | 39 | 31% | 72% | 95% | |
| History | 37 | 68% | 92% | 95% | |
| Art and Design | 37 | 24% | 76% | 100% | |
| French | 29 | 45% | 93% | 100% | |
| Geography | 26 | 46% | 92% | 96% | |
| Design & Technology | 26 | 73% | 100% | 100% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 23 | 43% | 87% | 96% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 23 | 0% | 35% | 52% | |
| Mathematics | 22 | 27% | 68% | 91% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 13% | 50% | 75% | |
| Economics | 15 | 27% | 67% | 87% | |
| Biology | 12 | 17% | 42% | 75% | |
| Psychology | 11 | 27% | 27% | 55% | |
| Physics | 10 | 20% | 50% | 70% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 8 | 13% | 25% | 63% | |
| Geography | 7 | 14% | 57% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 6 | 0% | 33% | 67% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 6 | 50% | 67% | 83% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 6 | 17% | 83% | 83% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11746: Ratcliffe 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.
House prices near the school
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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.