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Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Grangeway, Runcorn WA7 5YH · blessedca.co.uk · 01928 564106

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
33.3
average Attainment 8 score. Halton 42.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
332
35% of 950 places
Local authority
Halton
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
61.7%
First language not English
8.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 42 (Places 52)42September 2023: 44 (Places 67)44September 2024: 49 (Places 101)49September 2025: 43 (Places 44)43September 2026: 57 (Places 59)57Places 59
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202659571100%
September 2025Sept 202544431100%
September 2024Sept 2024101490.5100%
September 2023Sept 202367440.7100%
September 2022Sept 202252420.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.3, and 19.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Halton it was 42.1, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D+ (22.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 41.3 (England 46.3)41.32017/18: 41.1 (England 46.5)41.12018/19: 39.2 (England 46.7)39.22022/23: 39.3 (England 46.3)39.32023/24: 27.3 (England 45.9)27.32024/25: 33.3 (England 46.0)33.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼33.346.0
▼19.2%45.4%
▼45.2%64.8%
▼1.4%40.5%
▼2.784.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135731)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form1.1−0.6
Sixth form college4.5−6.4
Further education83.1+11.7
Apprenticeship1.1−2.3
Not in a lasting destination5.6−2.8
Activity not captured4.5—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 19.9 (England 30.5)D2016/17: 21.3 (England 31.1)D2017/18: 21.1 (England 32.1)D2018/19: 22.3 (England 32.9)D+England 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
29 studentsD+ (22.3)Below average -0.53
30 studentsD+ (23.2)Below average -0.47
6 studentsMerit+ (28.3)Average -0.22
Tech level10 studentsMerit+ (29.1)—
0%AAB or better
82.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1845D (21.1)-0.49
2016/1736D (21.3)-0.33
2015/1675D (19.9)-0.32

Published for the predecessor school (URN 135731)

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/19
Left in 2018/19Since 2016/17
University36+10
Further education13−4
Apprenticeship90
Employment28−3
Not in a lasting destination11−6
Activity not captured4—

Published for the predecessor school (URN 135731)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy on 25 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
25 Mar 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2019

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135731), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Nov 2019Inadequate
    Quality of educationInadequate
    Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    Sixth formInadequate
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135731)

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135731)

  • Sept 2014Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135731)

What parents said

56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
56%
Replies
16
4% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼76% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼69% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼69% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼62% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼69% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼81% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼69% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼63% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼51% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 75% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 31% who had a child bullied

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