Ratcliffe College
Fosse Way, Ratcliffe on the Wreake, LE7 4SG
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Reddin
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 923
- URN
- 120316
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509817000
About this school
Ratcliffe College is a Roman Catholic independent school in Leicestershire. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 923 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Ratcliffe College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ratcliffe College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 1847, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 104 | 100 | 106 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.1 | 43.3 | 50.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 57% | 68.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 78% | 87.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ratcliffe College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.1 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.3 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.3 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 909 |
| 2023/24 | 917 |
| 2024/25 | 916 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 155
Location
Nearby schools
-
Homefield College3.1 miles
Other types · Mountsorrel
-
Quorn Hall School3.2 miles
Special schools · Loughborough
-
ALP Leicester3.5 miles
Special schools · Leicester
-
Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre4.8 miles
Special schools · Leicestershire
-
Spark Vale Academy5.3 miles
Special schools · Leicester
Common questions
- What year groups does Ratcliffe College teach?
- Ratcliffe College teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Leicestershire.
- Who is the headteacher of Ratcliffe College?
- The headteacher of Ratcliffe College is Mr Jonathan Reddin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ratcliffe College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ratcliffe College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Ratcliffe College?
- Ratcliffe College has 923 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Ratcliffe College full?
- Ratcliffe College has capacity for 950 pupils and 923 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ratcliffe College a faith school?
- Yes. Ratcliffe College is designated Roman Catholic.
- Is Ratcliffe College a selective school?
- Yes. Ratcliffe College is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Ratcliffe College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.1 in 2022/23 and 50.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ratcliffe College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ratcliffe College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.