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St Gregory's Catholic School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 45 44.8 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C C 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
44.8 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
46.5% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
10.8% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.17 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 43.8[6] 42.4%[6]
2023/24 46.1[4] 42.2%[4] +0.17[4]
2022/23 47.4[7] 51%[7] +0.25[7]
2021/22 49.7[8] 53%[8] +0.23[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
10% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C[10] 6.4%[10]
2022/23 C[11] 9.8%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 13.8%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 2.9%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
94% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
67% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2021/22[15]
Further education college
23% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
2% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[15] 65%[15] 0%[15] 26%[15] 3%[15]
2020/21 95%[16] 68%[16] 1%[16] 18%[16] 2%[16] 5%[16]
2019/20 98%[17] 68%[17] 0%[17] 26%[17] 1%[17] 3%[17]
2018/19 94%[18] 60%[18] 0%[18] 22%[18] 6%[18] 5%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
86% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
40% 2022/23[19]
Education
43% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[19]
Employment
41% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 90%[20] 55%[20] 58%[20] 2%[20] 30%[20]
2020/21 91%[21] 55%[21] 57%[21] 1%[21] 32%[21]
2019/20 85%[22] 60%[22] 63%[22] 1%[22] 21%[22]
2018/19 92%[23] 45%[23] 53%[23] 3%[23] 36%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
60% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
14% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
15% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 67%[26] 15%[26]
2019/20 67%[25] 20%[25] 15%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 59%[27] 12%[27] 11%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 69%[28] 14%[28] 10%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
15 Oct 2024[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
25 Nov 2024[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.4 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
599 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
136 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
176 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
0.8 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 535[30] 118[30] 162[30] 3.3[30] 0.7[30]
Entry Sept 2024 603[30] 115[30] 161[30] 3.7[30] 0.7[30]
Entry Sept 2023 767[30] 131[30] 201[30] 3.8[30] 0.7[30]
Entry Sept 2022 759[30] 212[30] 207[30] 3.7[30] 1.0[30]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1082[1]
Trust
KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
http://www.sgschool.org.uk[1]
District
Tunbridge Wells[31]
Postcode
TN4 9XL[1]
URN
140640[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1177 2024/25[32]
English as an additional language
18.4% 2024/25[32]
SEN support
7% 2024/25[32]
EHC plan
3.2% 2024/25[32]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
20.6% 2024/25[32]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
74%[33]
Mixed
8.1%[33]
Asian
8.3%[33]
Black
5.9%[33]
Any other ethnic group
3.2%[33]
Unclassified
0.5%[33]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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