La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Girls · Camden
Highgate Road, London, NW5 1RP
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 03/12/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.3%
24.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
550
Capacity used
Has space45%
1,219 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
21 of 21 families who put it first got an offer
32
Places offered
132
Total applications
4.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 21 | 21 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 29 | 6 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 2 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 58 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 132 | 31 | 23% |
1st preference success by year
Camden lets families list 6 preferences. 61 applications came from outside the council area (18 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sophie Fegan
- Address
- Highgate Road, London, NW5 1RP
- Phone
- 02074284600
- Local authority
- Camden
- Ward / constituency
- Highgate · Hampstead and Highgate
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100059
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 54% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
550 pupils · 1,219 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
03 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
03 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 377 pupils
Attendance
92.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.18 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.26 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.87 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 92 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.17 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 3.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 61 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 89 | 18% | 44% | 60% | |
| English Language | 89 | 25% | 70% | 79% | |
| Religious Studies | 87 | 36% | 63% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 85 | 31% | 73% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 66 | 5% | 27% | 58% | |
| History | 54 | 41% | 69% | 81% | |
| Business | 27 | 19% | 41% | 74% | |
| Drama | 26 | 35% | 77% | 85% | |
| Spanish | 24 | 50% | 83% | 88% | |
| Art and Design | 22 | 23% | 59% | 68% | |
| Biology | 21 | 43% | 86% | 100% | |
| Physics | 21 | 24% | 86% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 19 | 0% | 16% | 47% | |
| Sociology | 18 | 11% | 28% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 17 | 18% | 41% | 53% | |
| Psychology | 16 | 6% | 13% | 50% | |
| Mathematics | 15 | 7% | 7% | 20% | |
| Biology | 10 | 0% | 20% | 40% | |
| Government and Politics | 10 | 10% | 50% | 80% | |
| Computer Science | 7 | 0% | 29% | 57% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 7 | 0% | 43% | 71% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Economics | 6 | 17% | 17% | 33% | |
| Religious Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11964: La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 69% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 71% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Camden council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.