Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School

Selective

National rank

69

34=

Rank last year

79.4%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

66.3%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Marie Dowling
Gender of entry Mixed
Total pupils 967
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 66

Grade

%

A*

15.6

A

28.6

B

35.2

A*/A

44.2

A*-B

79.4

GCSE 2025 rank: 84=

Grade

%

9/8

22.5

7

43.8

9/8/7

66.3

What the school inspection says

“The school draws its pupils from a wide catchment area … [and] is regularly oversubscribed ... Reflecting the diocesan character of the school, there is a purpose-built chaplaincy ... Pupils and staff live out the vision skilfully in all aspects of school life to achieve ‘personal, spiritual and educational excellence’, enabling the ‘truth to set them free’. Pupils attain well and develop their wider skills across the school and beyond the classroom. They thrive through an interesting and diverse range of enrichment and leadership opportunities ... The whole-school planning for the development of the pupils’ communication skills is a key strength ... The school is highly responsive in implementing a range of strategies and creative initiatives to enable pupils to overcome barriers and challenges in their learning and daily lives.”
Inspection
2024
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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