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La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided

Atkins Road, London SW12 0AB · laretraite.co.uk · 020 8673 5644

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
48.8
average Attainment 8 score. Lambeth 45.4, England 46
Last distance offered
4.78 mi
7.69 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Last distance offered for final criteria · Lambeth Council
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,197
57 over 1,140 places · 105%
Local authority
Lambeth
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
38.9%
First language not English
56.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Last distance offered for final criteria” went to a home 4.78 mi (7.69 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 5.60 mi (9.01 km). Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Lambeth Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 91 families put the school first and 150 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 70 (Places 132)70September 2023: 106 (Places 161)106September 2024: 90 (Places 140)90September 2025: 116 (Places 163)116September 2026: 91 (Places 150)91Places 150
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026150910.696%
September 2025Sept 20251631160.795%
September 2024Sept 2024140900.6100%
September 2023Sept 20231611060.7100%
September 2022Sept 2022132700.5100%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Last distance offered for final criteriaDistance
September 20264.78 mi7.69 km
September 20255.60 mi9.01 km
Year 7 – Furthest distance offered out of all catholic criteriaDistance
September 20265.07 mi8.16 km
September 20255.60 mi9.01 km
Year 7 – Last distance offered not inc SEN/EHCPDistance
September 20263.71 mi5.97 km
September 20253.14 mi5.06 km
Year 7 – All applicantsDistance
September 2024All
September 2023All
September 2022All

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.8, and 45.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lambeth it was 45.4, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.6 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: 53.5 (England 46.3)53.52017/18: 50.2 (England 46.5)50.22018/19: 51.1 (England 46.7)51.12021/22: 53.2 (England 48.8)53.22022/23: 50.3 (England 46.3)50.32023/24: 51.8 (England 45.9)51.82024/25: 48.8 (England 46.0)48.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲48.846.0
●45.2%45.4%
▲68.5%64.8%
▼38.1%40.5%
●4.294.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form79.9+0.5
Sixth form college0.6−0.6
Further education14.6−1.8
Not in a lasting destination3+1.8
Activity not captured1.8+1.2

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: 30.9 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 31.3 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 30.3 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 33.8 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 32.9 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 30.7 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 33.1 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 31.6 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
111 studentsC (31.6)Average -0.05
111 studentsC (31.5)Average -0.07
53 studentsDist (35.2)Average +0.19
4.3%AAB or better
94.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24100C+ (33.1)+0.12
2022/23110C (30.7)—
2021/2282C+ (32.9)—
2018/1985C+ (33.8)-0.20
2017/1898C (30.3)-0.26
2016/17100C (31.3)-0.32
2015/1672C (30.9)-0.01

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University64.6−6.7
Further and other education3.1+0.1
Further education0.6−0.4
Other education2.5+0.5
Apprenticeship6.8+5.8
Employment11.2−5.6
Not in a lasting destination10.6+5.6
Activity not captured3.7+0.7

Ofsted

La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
13 Dec 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Jun 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
93%
Replies
42
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●81% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲88% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲83% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲73% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

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