House System
Although the College has used various house systems throughout its history, the current system was resurrected in 1991. There is no strong house rivalry, as in many other independent schools, due to the nature of the school as both coeducational and containing a mix of boarding and day students.
Currently, there are four houses named after major figures in the College's history:
- Emery (named for Father Cuthbert Emery, a former President) St Michael, St Francis, St Maria Goretti, St Ignatius, St, Dominic, St David
- Leetham (named for Father Claude Leetham, a former President) St Patrick, St Kieran, St John of the Cross, St Francis Xavier, St Peter, St Michael
- De Lisle (named for Ambrose De Lisle, early patron of the College and Catholic revivalist) St Joseph, St Kevin, St Barnabas, St Chad,
- Arundel (named for Lady Arundel, an early patron of the College and relative of Catholic Duke of Norfolk) St Stephen, St Canice, St Pio, St Gregory, St Thomas Aquinas
Ratcliffe is well known for good GCSE and A-Level results with the school appearing in the top 500 schools in the country
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