Secondary school

Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School

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  • ages 11–16
  • Girls
  • Roman Catholic
  • Southwark
  • SE1 6EX
  • No sixth form

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,153 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 66%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 52%52%2016/17: top 64%2017/18: top 42%2018/19: top 38%38% · 2018/192021/22: top 42%2022/23: top 46%2023/24: top 55%2024/25: top 66%No exams

Against London

Attainment 842.8 · London 50.12/10 Well below London−20.3 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths32.8% · London 51.8%2/10 Well below London−19.6 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.8 · London 4.62/10 Well below London−27.8 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.25 · London +0.325/10 Middle−10.3 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 49.9 · 118 pupils · London 522016/17: 43.6 · 115 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 47.4 · 122 pupils · London 492018/19: 48.3 · 116 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 49.9 · 113 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 46.6 · 130 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 44.8 · 124 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 42.8 · 116 pupils · London 50.1549.942.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 35% · 115 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 33% · 122 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 37% · 116 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 50% · 113 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 38% · 130 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 39.5% · 124 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 32.8% · 116 pupils · London 51.8%50%32.8%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd174
3rd261

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2012Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2024Requires improvement

2 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes

2 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 4 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Mar 2024

Strengths

  • “The school is warm and welcoming.”
  • “Pupils enjoy the friendships that they forge here.”
  • “Many pupils start school during the school year and many speak English as an additional language.”

To improve

  • “Over the course of study, teaching is not enabling pupils to remember long-term content securely.”
  • “This limits pupils’ ability to deepen their subject-specific understanding and to integrate new knowledge into larger ideas.”
  • “At times the curriculum is not successfully adapted or developed to meet the needs of all pupils with SEND.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026354
Free school meals (past 6 years)53.7%
First language not English22.5%
SEN support3.8%
EHC plan4.3%
Absence (sessions missed)8.6%
Persistently absent pupils27.0%

Girls 100%Boys 0%

57.1% full · 620 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 32 responses (6.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school59.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school68.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved50% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 46.9% not applicable23.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year50% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 28.1% not applicable43.5% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed30% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child68.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school68.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing68.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school65.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school62.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development59.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent53.1% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.0
Pupils per adult9.2
  • Classroom teachers 25.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.4
  • Other support 8

Teachers 27.2 FTE · Whole workforce 42.6 · 44 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£12,254
Spend per pupil£10,645
Staff spend per pupil£8,173
Reserve per pupil£2,596
  • +£1,155,000revenue reserve
  • +£716,000in-year balance

Grants £12,153 · self-generated £101 · premises £804 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (11 academies) · trust reserve £4,200,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

124 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.7%
  • Education91.9%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0.8%
  • Not sustained5.6%
  • Unknown1.6%