Saint Gregory's Catholic College

Saint Gregory’s Catholic College is performing well overall, with notable strengths in behaviour and attitudes as well as personal development, both rated outstanding. The school has seen an increase in pupils since its previous inspection nine years ago, when it was last rated as 'Outstanding.' The context of being exempt from routine inspections until 2020 adds to the significance of this assessment. However, while the curriculum is broadly ambitious, there are inconsistencies in its implementation across subjects, particularly affecting students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leadership and management are good, with a supportive governing body committed to continual improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils feel a strong sense of community and pride in their school.
• Teachers are passionate about their subjects and care for their pupils.
• Pupils demonstrate respect for one another and a willingness to challenge derogatory language.
• Leaders successfully promote participation in the wider life of the school.
• The school has a well-developed program for personal development and understanding of diversity.
• Effective arrangements for safeguarding and pupil welfare.
• The sixth-form provision offers strong careers guidance and support.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum adaptation for pupils with SEND.
• Assessment practices are not uniform across subjects, hindering long-term knowledge retention.
• Early reading program implementation is still in its infancy, affecting some pupils' ability to follow the full curriculum.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Saint Gregory's Catholic College attended 91.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 23.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.2% of pupils at Saint Gregory's Catholic College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Saint Gregory's Catholic College had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.2% of pupils at Saint Gregory's Catholic College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Saint Gregory's Catholic College received £8,624 and spent £8,564 for each of its 987 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,010,000 (£1,023 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Saint Gregory's Catholic College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Saint Gregory's Catholic College is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Saint Gregory's Catholic College last inspected by Ofsted?

Saint Gregory's Catholic College was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Saint Gregory's Catholic College have?

Saint Gregory's Catholic College has 987 pupils on roll.

What age range does Saint Gregory's Catholic College cover?

Saint Gregory's Catholic College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Saint Gregory's Catholic College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 50.3, and 48% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Saint Gregory's Catholic College?

Saint Gregory's Catholic College is at Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath, Somerset, BA2 8PA.