Ratcliffe College
A Catholic independent school in Leicestershire, Ratcliffe College educates pupils from age three through to eighteen and offers boarding alongside day places. With 927 pupils and a pupil-to-teacher ratio of around 14, it sits in the medium-size band while keeping classes manageable. The Independent Schools Inspectorate rated the school excellent for both education quality and personal development, with compliance requirements met. Its religious character runs through school life, and provision spans an unusually broad range of qualifications, from GCSE and A-level to BTEC and the EPQ.
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Latest results
GCSE grade 9-7
47%
National average 23%
A-level A*-A
45%
National average 28%
A-level A*-B
71%
National average 55%
Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- excellent
- ISI personal development
- excellent
- Last inspected
- 2 December 2025
Teaching & academics
Results comfortably exceed national figures: 47% of GCSE grades reach 9-7 against a national average of 23%, and at A-level 45% are awarded A*-A compared with 28% nationally. The sciences and mathematics dominate the sixth form, where Maths, Economics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics are the most popular choices, pointing to a strong STEM focus. Notably, around 30% of pupils receive SEN support, suggesting a school willing to teach a genuinely mixed range of needs rather than only the most academically straightforward.
Languages
Popular GCSE subjects
Headmaster · Mr J Reddin
Sixth form
- Sixth-form pupils
- 145
Popular A-level subjects
Qualifications offered
Beyond the classroom
Scholarships are offered in academic work, sport and the arts, indicating these are areas the school actively nurtures. Modern languages are well represented, with French, German and Spanish all taught.
School life & ethos
- Religious character
- RC
- Boarding
- Yes
- SEN support
- 30.57%
- EHC plans
- 0.33%
Fees & bursaries
- Day fees (per year)
- £16,056 - £22,642
- Boarding fees (per year)
- £32,166 - £48,312
- Bursaries up to
- 90% of fees
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A broad-based Catholic school where strong results and excellent inspection findings meet generous bursary support of up to 90% fee remission. Families weighing day fees from around £16,000 against boarding costs reaching £48,312 will find a wide spectrum of options.
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.