Ralph Allen School, Bath

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my pleasure and privilege to introduce you to our school. Ralph Allen is a non-denominational 11-18 co-educational school on the skyline of the world heritage city of Bath, serving communities within the City of Bath and North East Somerset."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, drama, Lego, robotics and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 5 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Ralph Allen School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.1 in Bath and North East Somerset and 47 across England.

66% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Bath and North East Somerset and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 54.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.34: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.4, against 57.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 21.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 202 families put Ralph Allen School as their first choice and 628 named it as one of their preferences, for 191 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 33 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ralph Allen School are Beechen Cliff School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.4); Hayesfield Girls School (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 59.9); Saint Gregory's Catholic College (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.3); and St Mark's CofE School (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.7).

Ralph Allen School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Ralph Allen School is one of 13 schools run by Palladian Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 208 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 126 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 43% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 33% into work. 41% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

16.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (74%) and Mixed (10%).

Ralph Allen School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 5 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Bath Spa Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ralph Allen School Grounds (w-bound), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ralph Allen School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 11 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bath and North East Somerset (86).

In 2024/25, Ralph Allen School issued 168 suspensions, 12.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ralph Allen School are Combe Down CofE Primary School (0.8 miles), Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy (1.1 miles), Widcombe CofE Junior School (1.4 miles) and Widcombe Infant School (1.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.