Schoolchecker.uk — find the right school for the right future

Secondary · WA7 · Halton

Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy

Grangeway, Runcorn, WA7 5YH

ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance87.1%
AttainmentProgress 8: -1.37
AdmissionsOften has places
Pupils507

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Latest visit (May 2025): no overall grade — quality of education require improvement; behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management good. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

View on Ofsted

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in WA7. Where we have them, council (Halton) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
507
Free school meals
47.1%
2.8% above district average (44.3%)

Also: Halton 41.3% · England 25.8%

SEN
16.3%
13.8% below district average (30.1%)

Also: Halton 17.8% · England 16.5%

EAL
9.4%
3.9% above district average (5.5%)
Attendance
87.1%
8.1% below district average (95.2%)

Also: Halton 90.7% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
39.2%
Progress 8
-1.37 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
33.3
Grade 5+ English & maths
19.2%
Grade 4+ English & maths
45.2%
Entered for EBacc
1.4%
EBacc average point score
2.78

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the WA7 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2022/2387.1%
  • 2023/2485.3%
  • 2024/2588.7%

Admissions

Demand signal
Often has places
Published capacity (GIAS)
950
Pupils on roll
507

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Halton page.

SEN support

SEN %
16.3%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates