Beechen Cliff School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Bath · BA2 4RE · Bath and North East Somerset
Ages 11–18
- Att857.1
- P80.5
- EM5+69%
- Absence7.2%
1.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 138522
Ralph Allen School
Academy converter · Bath · BA2 7AD
Ages 11–18 · 1,398 pupils · Bath and North East Somerset
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
53.8
Overall absence
9.2%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-04-30
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.34
−20+2
Attainment 853.8
English & maths grade 5+61%
English & maths grade 4+78%
EBacc entry35%
EBacc APS: 4.9
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.5%
Unauthorised1.6%
- Authorised absence
- 7.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,168
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill108%
1,398 pupils · 1,300 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,398
- Boys / girls
- 827 / 571
- School capacity
- 1,300
- Capacity fill
- 1,398 / 1,300 (108%)
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
- FSM pupils
- 214
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Palladian Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Nathan Jenkins
Location
- Address
- Claverton Down Road, Combe Down
- Postcode
- BA2 7AD
- Town
- Bath
- County
- Somerset
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 5 on roll / 10 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, 1,398 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 18.9%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Hayesfield Girls School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Bath · BA2 3LA · Bath and North East Somerset
Ages 11–18
- Att857.9
- P80.8
- EM5+70%
- Absence7.8%
2.0 miles away
Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Bath · BA2 8PA · Bath and North East Somerset
Ages 11–18
- Att851.0
- P80.4
- EM5+47%
- Absence9.8%
2.4 miles away
St Mark's CofE School
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Bath · BA1 6ND · Bath and North East Somerset
Ages 11–18
- Att850.6
- P80.7
- EM5+46%
- Absence9.6%
2.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Nathan Jenkins
- Telephone
- 01225832936