Ralph Allen School
Claverton Down Road, Bath, BA2 7AD
1,398 pupils · 108% of 1,300 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 March 2024, published 30 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 63% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 77.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 30.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.06 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 191 | 202 | 628 | 191 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 200 | 260 | 611 | 200 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 200 | 227 | 662 | 200 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 233 | 276 | 669 | 233 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 230 | 288 | 695 | 230 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 236 | 298 | 779 | 236 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 206 | 275 | 689 | 206 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 207 | 262 | 745 | 207 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Beechen Cliff School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hayesfield Girls School 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Saint Gregory's Catholic College 3.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Mark's CofE School 4.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Laurence School 5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Oldfield School 6.2 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.