Academy sponsor led

Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy

Mixed · ages 11–16 · no sixth form · Church of England/Roman CatholicHalton, North West · Runcorn WA7 5YHTrust: St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
332of 950 places
Free school meals
61.7%
Year 11 cohort 2025
73
Ofsted
Inspected, 25 March 2025Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Chads Catholic and Church of England High School (URN 135731, until 28 February 2022).

What the data says

Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy has no sixth form. Of the 110 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 11% moved to a sixth form college, 69% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.

GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 33.3 against 46.1 across England and 42.1 in Halton, with 19% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 95% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.

As an 11–16 school, Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy 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.

This school
Halton
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolHaltonEngland
Pupils in the cohort1101,490607,348
Any sustained destination91%92%92%
Stayed in education86%86%86%
— school sixth form3%6%34%
— sixth form college11%9%13%
— further education college69%69%37%
— other education4%2%2%
Apprenticeship4%4%3%
Employment1%2%3%
No sustained destination7%6%6%
Destination unknown2%2%3%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolHaltonEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)33.342.146.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths19%39%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths45%59%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects1%24%41%
EBacc average point score2.783.584.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort44%43%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils21.932.434.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils42.149.350.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language10%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language73100%89%7%20%47%
Mathematics73100%88%0%22%51%
English Literature7197%86%4%21%51%
Religious Studies6995%31%6%32%46%
Combined Science5068%65%0%9%32%
History3852%41%16%26%58%
Geography3041%41%0%25%23%
Physics2230%23%0%46%82%
Biology2230%23%5%45%86%
Chemistry2230%23%5%47%91%
Music1318%5%8%33%8%
Art and Design1014%7%0%24%50%
Design and Technology1014%11%0%23%0%
Polish11%1%84%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Hospitality / Catering Studies25
Sports Studies19
Computer Appreciation / Introduction15
Health Studies12
Dance: General9

Other secondary schools in Halton

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.