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St Catherine's Catholic School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Watling Street, Bexleyheath DA6 7QJ · stccg.co.uk · 01322 556333
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Bexley 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,021
- 79% of 1,290 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 158 families put the school first and 208 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 | 208 | 158 | 0.8 | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 204 | 119 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 212 | 153 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 207 | 137 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 139 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.1, and 58.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bexley it was 50.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲58.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲85.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲65.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.96 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 60.4 | +6 |
| Sixth form college | 16.8 | −6.5 |
| Further education | 19.8 | +2.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 0.5 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.5 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | 0 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Catherine's Catholic School on 7 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 7 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (55 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 55
- 5% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (24%) with SEND