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Ralph Allen School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Claverton Down Road, Combe Down, Bath BA2 7AD · ralphallenschool.com · 01225 832936
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Bath and North East Somerset 47.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.71 mi
- 4.36 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Last category · Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,398
- 98 over 1,300 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Last category” went to a home 2.71 mi (4.36 km) from the school. Source: Bath and North East Somerset Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 202 families put the school first and 191 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 191 | 202 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 200 | 260 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 200 | 227 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 233 | 276 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 230 | 288 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Last category | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.71 mi4.36 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.6, and 63% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 47.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲63.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.91 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 63 | +14 |
| Sixth form college | 1.4 | −7.8 |
| Further education | 24.5 | −4.4 |
| Other education | 1.9 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | −0.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113 students | B (40) | Average +0.09 | |
| 113 students | B (40) | Average +0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 124 | B (40.3) | +0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 128 | B (38.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 141 | B+ (43.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 91 | B- (36.5) | +0.41 |
| 2017/18 | 125 | B- (38.1) | +0.40 |
| 2016/17 | 120 | C+ (33.1) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 129 | C+ (32.4) | -0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 42.9 | +0.8 |
| Further education | 11.1 | +9.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 32.5 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.9 | −6.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | −2.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Ralph Allen School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (298 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 298
- 22% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 69 parents (23%) with SEND