Beechen Cliff School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,232 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.0
Voluntary aided school
Saint Gregory's Catholic College
- Pupils on roll
- 987of 1,027 places
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 165
- Ofsted
- Good, 8 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 171 pupils who finished Year 11 at Saint Gregory's Catholic College in 2023, 50% stayed on in Saint Gregory's Catholic College’s own sixth form (Bath and North East Somerset average 48%), 32% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 79 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 57% went to university (Bath and North East Somerset 32%, England 37%), and 28% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
Most pupils take the three separate sciences: at least 67% sat Biology, Chemistry and Physics as individual GCSEs, compared with about 23% nationally.
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 Bath and North East Somerset and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Bath and North East Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 171 | 2,287 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 50% | 48% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 7% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 32% | 27% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Bath and North East Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 79 | 2,026 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 83% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 57% | 32% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 28% | 22% | 19% |
| Further education | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 22% | 38% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 13% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Bath and North East Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.6 | 47.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 49% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 14% | 44% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.77 | 4.29 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 20% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 31.0 | 32.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.9 | 51.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 16% | 7% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 160 | 97% | 89% | 26% | 20% | 73% |
| Mathematics | 160 | 97% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 68% |
| Religious Studies | 150 | 91% | 31% | 31% | 32% | 71% |
| English Literature | 149 | 90% | 86% | 18% | 21% | 74% |
| Physics | 111 | 67% | 23% | 21% | 46% | 80% |
| Biology | 111 | 67% | 23% | 23% | 45% | 80% |
| Chemistry | 111 | 67% | 23% | 24% | 47% | 82% |
| History | 68 | 41% | 41% | 32% | 26% | 72% |
| Geography | 60 | 36% | 41% | 40% | 25% | 78% |
| Combined Science | 41 | 25% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 20% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 40 | 24% | 8% | 43% | 21% | 88% |
| Fine Art | 34 | 21% | 9% | 24% | 28% | 65% |
| Drama | 28 | 17% | 7% | 29% | 27% | 82% |
| Physical Education | 28 | 17% | 11% | 4% | 24% | 71% |
| Design and Technology | 23 | 14% | 11% | 30% | 23% | 70% |
| Computer Science | 22 | 13% | 13% | 18% | 30% | 59% |
| Photography | 14 | 8% | 6% | 7% | 19% | 79% |
| Spanish | 13 | 8% | 19% | 31% | 27% | 92% |
| Dance | 13 | 8% | 1% | 31% | 27% | 62% |
| Polish | 11 | 7% | 1% | 82% | 84% | 100% |
| Music | 10 | 6% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 60% |
| Chinese | 10 | 6% | 1% | 60% | 75% | 100% |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 46 | 48% | — |
| Childcare Skills | 18 | 19% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Bath and North East Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 186 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 96 | 1,030 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 26.45 | 35.32 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 3% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 35 | 36% | 23% |
| Sociology | 25 | 26% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 23 | 24% | 31% |
| Physics | 21 | 22% | 12% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 22% | 17% |
| Business Studies | 18 | 19% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 19% | 4% |
| History | 17 | 18% | 13% |
| Biology | 17 | 18% | 20% |
| Geography | 14 | 15% | 10% |
| Politics | 14 | 15% | 6% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 9% | 5% |
| English Language and Literature | 8 | 8% | 2% |
| English Literature | 8 | 8% | 11% |
| Economics | 8 | 8% | 13% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 9 | 9% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 7 | 7% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 7 | 7% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 6 | 6% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 6 | 6% | — |
| Spanish | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Spanish | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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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.