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La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided

Highgate Road, London NW5 1RP · lasainteunion.org.uk · 020 7428 4600

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
48.5
average Attainment 8 score. Camden 46.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
550
45% of 1,219 places
Local authority
Camden
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
42.6%
First language not English
44%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 62 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 59 (Places 155)59September 2023: 34 (Places 69)34September 2024: 26 (Places 59)26September 2025: 21 (Places 32)21September 2026: 28 (Places 62)28Places 62
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202662280.5100%
September 2025Sept 202532210.7100%
September 2024Sept 202459260.4100%
September 2023Sept 202369340.5100%
September 2022Sept 2022155590.4100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.5, and 42.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Camden it was 46.9, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 54.1 (England 46.3)54.12017/18: 57.1 (England 46.5)57.12018/19: 54.6 (England 46.7)54.62021/22: 54.0 (England 48.8)54.02022/23: 49.6 (England 46.3)49.62023/24: 48.7 (England 45.9)48.72024/25: 48.5 (England 46.0)48.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲48.546.0
▼42.4%45.4%
▼56.5%64.8%
▼29.3%40.5%
●4.184.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form59.6+1.9
Sixth form college9.6−5.9
Further education21.2−1.4
Other education0.7+0.1
Apprenticeship1.4—
Employment1.4—
Not in a lasting destination5.5+3.7
Activity not captured0.7−1.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.0 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 29.9 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 32.5 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 29.7 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 34.8 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 31.5 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 33.9 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 34.2 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
61 studentsC+ (34.2)Average -0.08
63 studentsC+ (34.2)Average -0.08
37 studentsDist (33.4)Average +0.11
3.6%AAB or better
95.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2484C+ (33.9)-0.18
2022/2361C (31.5)—
2021/2269C+ (34.8)—
2018/1965C (29.7)-0.38
2017/1887C+ (32.5)-0.06
2016/17112C (29.9)-0.26
2015/16111C (29)-0.16

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
Left in 2019/20Since 2016/17
University69+7
Further and other education5+3
Further education4+3
Other education10
Apprenticeship2−2
Employment7−17
Not in a lasting destination12+5
Activity not captured6+4

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
3 Dec 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Oct 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (76 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
83%
Replies
76
13% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●92% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●85% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼84% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼65% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 72% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼41% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼53% agreeEngland 67%

based on 15 parents (20%) with SEND

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