Ralph Allen School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bath, Bath and North East Somerset
Ralph Allen School is a secondary school in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 March 2024. Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Claverton Down Road, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 7AD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 1,398 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They reflect the school’s ethos in the way they talk about expectations, celebration, and traditions.”
- “The school has high expectations of pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in some parts of the curriculum, the detailed knowledge the school wants pupils to know is less well defined.”
- “Adaptations to the curriculum for pupils with additional needs have not always supported pupils well in the past.”
- “The ambition for developing pupils as readers is not well understood among pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 63% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 202 first-preference applications, 191 offers in total, 169 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2018 to 2026, as Bath and North East Somerset published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bath and North East Somerset.
- Beechen Cliff School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Hayesfield Girls School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Saint Gregory's Catholic College 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oldfield School 3.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Writhlington School 6.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Somerset Studio School 6.9 mi School remains Good
- Wellsway School 7.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published