Saint Gregory's Catholic College

About Saint Gregory's Catholic College

Saint Gregory's Catholic College is a popular choice among local families, and the numbers back that up. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 426 applications for 163 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.61. Of those, 177 families put it as their first preference, and 151 first-preference offers were made. That kind of demand suggests parents who get a place tend to be pleased with what the school offers. While the Department for Education no longer publishes the Parent View survey results in the same way it once did, the high application numbers and strong first-preference conversion rate are a clear signal of the school's standing in the Bath and North East Somerset area. It's a Roman Catholic secondary for pupils aged 11 to 18, with a mixed intake and a current roll of 1,005 students, just shy of its capacity of 1,027. Headteacher Melissa George leads a school where 18.9 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, slightly above the national average for state secondaries.

Academically, Saint Gregory's performs well above the local average. Its Progress 8 score of 0.42 is rated 'Above average' and comfortably beats the Bath and North East Somerset average of 0.15. That places the school 4th out of 14 secondaries in the local authority, and in the top 25 per cent nationally. The Attainment 8 score sits at 51, and 69.5 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths. The English Progress 8 score is particularly strong at 0.54, though maths is a slight weak spot at -0.03. In the sixth form, the picture is more mixed: the value added score is -0.12, which is rated 'Average', and the average points per entry is 30.59, equivalent to a C grade. Ofsted last inspected in November 2022 and rated the school Good overall, with Outstanding marks for personal development and for behaviour and attitudes. The previous inspection in 2013 had rated it Outstanding across the board.

The school offers a solid range of facilities, including a swimming pool, theatre, chapel, sports hall, and dedicated sixth form centre. Sports on offer include rugby, hockey, cricket, and gymnastics, while extracurricular clubs run the gamut from chess and orchestra to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and Model United Nations. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists provisions for a wide range of conditions, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. With an oversubscription ratio of 2.61, it's a school that requires a firm first preference to secure a place. It will particularly suit Catholic families in the Bath area who want a secondary with strong academic progress, a clear values-based ethos, and a sixth form that keeps options open without being the strongest draw.

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