Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · 332 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.3
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The Heath School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,174of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 33.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 233
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 4 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Heath School (URN 111400, until 1 June 2011).
What the data says
The Heath School has no sixth form. Of the 230 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 19% moved to a sixth form college, 67% to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.5 against 46.1 across England and 42.1 in Halton, with 37% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, The Heath School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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 | The Heath School | Halton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 230 | 1,490 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 19% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 67% | 69% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | — | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Heath School | Halton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.5 | 42.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 59% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 21% | 24% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.69 | 3.58 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 36% | 43% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.9 | 32.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.2 | 49.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 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 | 232 | 100% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 66% |
| English Language | 232 | 100% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 66% |
| English Literature | 230 | 99% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 168 | 72% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 47% |
| History | 141 | 61% | 41% | 18% | 26% | 60% |
| Business Studies | 92 | 39% | 18% | 13% | 20% | 47% |
| Biology | 64 | 27% | 23% | 23% | 45% | 83% |
| Physics | 62 | 27% | 23% | 29% | 46% | 84% |
| Chemistry | 62 | 27% | 23% | 18% | 47% | 82% |
| Spanish | 60 | 26% | 19% | 10% | 27% | 52% |
| Geography | 58 | 25% | 41% | 29% | 25% | 81% |
| Sociology | 55 | 24% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 53% |
| Physical Education | 53 | 23% | 11% | 8% | 24% | 51% |
| Psychology | 46 | 20% | 3% | 2% | 22% | 28% |
| Drama | 25 | 11% | 7% | 16% | 27% | 76% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 19 | 8% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 32% |
| Fine Art | 17 | 7% | 9% | 35% | 28% | 94% |
| Textiles | 15 | 6% | 2% | 13% | 27% | 80% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 6% | 13% | 14% | 30% | 57% |
| Photography | 14 | 6% | 6% | 29% | 19% | 86% |
| Media Studies | 12 | 5% | 4% | 0% | 20% | 58% |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 5% | 31% | 17% | 32% | 42% |
| French | 9 | 4% | 18% | 56% | 29% | 100% |
| Astronomy | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 29% | — |
| Classical Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 92% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 65 | — | — |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 35 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 25 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 14 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 13 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 9 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 1 | — | — |
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
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · 1,337 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.4
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
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.