Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · 332 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.3
Voluntary aided school
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,337of 1,677 places
- Free school meals
- 41.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 215
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 6 July 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: St Joseph's RC High School (URN 128474); Saints Fisher and More High School (URN 128475).
What the data says
Of the 220 pupils who finished Year 11 at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School in 2023, 2% moved to a sixth form college, 83% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 41.4 against 46.1 across England and 42.1 in Halton, with 33% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Halton and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Halton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 220 | 1,490 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 83% | 69% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Halton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 41.4 | 42.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 17% | 24% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.36 | 3.58 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 41% | 43% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.9 | 32.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.8 | 49.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 4% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 212 | 99% | 88% | 7% | 22% | 70% |
| English Language | 212 | 99% | 89% | 11% | 20% | 62% |
| English Literature | 200 | 93% | 86% | 14% | 21% | 71% |
| Religious Studies | 194 | 90% | 31% | 3% | 32% | 28% |
| Combined Science | 162 | 75% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 46% |
| History | 94 | 44% | 41% | 6% | 26% | 34% |
| Geography | 82 | 38% | 41% | 11% | 25% | 39% |
| Art and Design | 57 | 27% | 7% | 14% | 24% | 81% |
| French | 54 | 25% | 18% | 15% | 29% | 72% |
| Business Studies | 42 | 20% | 18% | 26% | 20% | 71% |
| Physics | 42 | 20% | 23% | 12% | 46% | 81% |
| Biology | 37 | 17% | 23% | 24% | 45% | 84% |
| Chemistry | 36 | 17% | 23% | 14% | 47% | 81% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 27 | 13% | 8% | 7% | 21% | 56% |
| Drama | 20 | 9% | 7% | 20% | 27% | 95% |
| Music | 14 | 7% | 5% | 14% | 33% | 71% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 4% | 13% | 22% | 30% | 67% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 55 | — | — |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 42 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 35 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 30 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 11 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 7 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Halton
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 754 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.9
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Academy sponsor led · 884 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.2
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Free schools · 631 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.4
The Grange School
Academy sponsor led · 1,200 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.4
The Heath School
Academy converter · 1,174 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.5
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.