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St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided
Shorts Road, Carshalton SM5 3PS · stphils.org.uk · 020 8642 2025
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Sutton 59.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,425
- 92% of 1,549 places
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- First language not English
- 37.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 235 families put the school first and 231 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 231 | 235 | 1▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 230 | 225 | 1 | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 242 | 293 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 260 | 293 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 246 | 309 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.2, and 60% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sutton it was 59.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (38 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲60.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲81.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲67.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.30 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 75.5 | −6.8 |
| Sixth form college | 7.9 | +1.4 |
| Further education | 14.8 | +4.9 |
| Other education | 0.4 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 students | B- (38) | Above average +0.22 | |
| 88 students | B- (38.2) | Above average +0.22 | |
| 27 students | Dist- (31.3) | Average +0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 120 | B- (37) | +0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 141 | B- (37.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 123 | B (40.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 144 | B- (36) | +0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 137 | C+ (31.8) | -0.39 |
| 2016/17 | 102 | B- (35.3) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 142 | B- (35.2) | -0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 80.4 | +10.5 |
| Further education | 3.4 | +2.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −2 |
| Employment | 8.8 | −9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | −2 |
Ofsted
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 February 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 Feb 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (319 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 319
- 22% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 70 parents (22%) with SEND