SCHOOL PROFILE

Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College

Secondary Academy converter URN 139365
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 634 Published school capacity
Capacity used 67.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

16 June 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

24 May 2022
Graded inspection Good
Published 20 July 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Girls
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hammersmith and Fulham
Trust BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 426 426 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 426 100.0% of pupils
Male pupils 0 0.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

52.8%
28.0 pts above England
School 52.8%
Hammersmith and Fulham 23.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

49.8%
29.5 pts above England
School 49.8%
Hammersmith and Fulham 30.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Hammersmith and Fulham 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other ethnic group
27.5%
117
African
13.8%
59
White British
9.9%
42
Any other Mixed background
7.0%
30
Any other White background
7.0%
30
Any other Asian background
5.6%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.3% 78 of 426 pupils
2.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.3%
Hammersmith and Fulham 20.7%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.3% 65 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts above
EHC plans 3.1% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 20
Specific learning difficulty 17
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Speech, language & communication 12
No specialist assessment yet 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 5

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

57.1 17.9 pts above England
School 57.1
Hammersmith and Fulham 40.0
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 54.1% England 36.0% 18.1 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 75.7% England 51.4% 24.3 pts above England
EBacc entry 64.9% England 30.6% 34.3 pts above England
EBacc average point score 5.38 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.44 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.49%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.27 pts higher than England
School 8.49%
Hammersmith and Fulham 6.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

30.02%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

14.20 pts higher than England
School 30.02%
Hammersmith and Fulham 19.90%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.37%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.57 pts higher than England
School 4.37%
Hammersmith and Fulham 1.69%
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

67.2% 25.1 pts below England
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
67.2%
Hammersmith and Fulham
98.3%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information