OFSTED
24 February 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Sutton
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,425
1,425 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,425
100.0% of pupils
Male pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.7 pts
below England
School
17.1%
Sutton
16.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.5 pts
above England
School
37.8%
Sutton
34.2%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.7 pts
above England
School
2.7%
Sutton
1.5%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
24.9%
355
African
20.3%
289
Any other White background
12.8%
182
Any other Asian background
9.7%
138
Indian
6.5%
92
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
73
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.6%
208 of
1,425 pupils
6.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
57.2
18.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.68 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.53 pts
lower than
England
School
5.69%
Sutton
6.01%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.10 pts
lower than
England
School
15.71%
Sutton
15.08%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.39%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.41 pts
lower than
England
School
1.39%
Sutton
1.60%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
92.0%
0.3 pts
below England
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
92.0%
Sutton
105.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.