Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Grangeway, Runcorn, WA7 5YH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Alicia Freeman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury/Diocese of Chester
- Sponsor
- St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 332
- URN
- 149032
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01928564106
About this school
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy is a secondary academy in Runcorn. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 332 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 110 | 89 | 73 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.3 | 27.3 | 33.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.62 -0.88 to -0.35 | -1.37 -1.67 to -1.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 6.7% | 19.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 34.8% | 45.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 29.2% | 1.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
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 Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Halton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.3 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 27.3 | 32.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.3 | 34.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 372 |
| 2024/25 | 363 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy compares
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy ranked 8th of 8 secondary schools in Halton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33.3 | 11.6% | 59.5% | 332 | — |
| The Heath School | 42.5 | 9% | 34.6% | 1,174 | 0.6 miles |
| Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy | 35.9 | 13.2% | 58.3% | 754 | 1.7 miles |
| Sandymoor Ormiston Academy | 44.4 | 9.1% | 27.9% | 631 | 2.6 miles |
| Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School | 41.4 | 10.3% | 42.2% | 1,337 | 3.5 miles |
| Wade Deacon High School | 54 | 6.4% | 27% | 1,658 | 3.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.5%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 11.62%
- Persistent absence
- 38.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Heath School0.6 miles
Secondary · Runcorn
-
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Runcorn
-
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Runcorn
-
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School3.5 miles
Secondary · Widnes
-
Wade Deacon High School3.5 miles
Secondary · Widnes
Other schools in Runcorn
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Runcorn.
- Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Sandymoor Ormiston Academy Secondary
- The Heath School Secondary
- Astmoor Primary School Primary
- Aston by Sutton Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Park Primary School Primary
- Brookvale Primary School Primary
- Castle View Primary School Primary
- Gorsewood Primary School Primary
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy teach?
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Runcorn.
- Who is the headteacher of Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy?
- The headteacher of Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy is Miss Alicia Freeman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy?
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy has 332 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy full?
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy has capacity for 950 pupils and 332 on roll (35%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy is designated Church of England/Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury/Diocese of Chester.
- Is Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy a selective school?
- No. Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy?
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy is part of ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.3 in 2022/23 and 33.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy rank locally?
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy ranked 8th of 8 secondary schools in Halton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy's absence rate?
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy's overall absence rate is 11.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy'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 10 July 2026.