Ralph Allen School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bath and North East Somerset
Claverton Down Road, Bath, BA2 7AD
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
73%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
26.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,398
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
1,300 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
73%
1st preference success rate
191 of 260 families who put it first got an offer
200
Places offered
611
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 260 | 191 | ● 73% |
| 2nd preference | 227 | 9 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 101 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 23 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 611 | 200 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Bath and North East Somerset lets families list 5 preferences. 58 applications came from outside the council area (5 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nathan Jenkins
- Address
- Claverton Down Road, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 7AD
- Phone
- 01225832936
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Combe Down · Frome and East Somerset
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138522
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST
1,398 pupils · 1,300 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,162 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.9%
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 | 53.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.30 | — | — |
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 | 54.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 63% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 77.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.91 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 211 | — |
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 | 40.03 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 23.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 113 | — |
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 | 210 | 35% | 67% | 83% | |
| English Language | 210 | 25% | 63% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 203 | 37% | 75% | 86% | |
| Combined Science | 157 | 27% | 68% | 79% | |
| Art and Design | 125 | 15% | 64% | 80% | |
| Geography | 118 | 33% | 65% | 75% | |
| French | 58 | 64% | 93% | 98% | |
| Physical Education | 51 | 25% | 63% | 69% | |
| History | 47 | 57% | 81% | 85% | |
| Design & Technology | 46 | 22% | 63% | 74% | |
| Biology | 45 | 60% | 87% | 93% | |
| Physics | 45 | 60% | 89% | 91% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 51 | 14% | 51% | 73% | |
| Psychology | 34 | 21% | 50% | 76% | |
| Biology | 33 | 12% | 27% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 28 | 11% | 29% | 50% | |
| Physics | 27 | 19% | 52% | 81% | |
| Geography | 27 | 15% | 30% | 56% | |
| English Language | 16 | 6% | 13% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 14 | 7% | 21% | 86% | |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 0% | 8% | 38% | |
| Business Studies | 12 | 17% | 33% | 67% | |
| Sociology | 10 | 30% | 30% | 70% | |
| French | 9 | 11% | 33% | 78% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 15842: Ralph Allen School
| 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) | 42% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 43% | — | — |
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.