SCHOOL PROFILE

La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School

Secondary Voluntary aided school URN 100059
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,219 Published school capacity
Capacity used 45.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 December 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

3 October 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 13 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Secondary
Gender Girls
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Camden
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 550 550 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 502 91.3% of pupils
Male pupils 48 8.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.5%
9.7 pts above England
School 34.5%
Camden 32.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

44.0%
23.7 pts above England
School 44.0%
Camden 30.2%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Camden 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
25.8%
142
White British
20.5%
113
Any other White background
14.2%
78
Any other ethnic group
8.4%
46
Any other Mixed background
6.4%
35
White and Black Caribbean
3.5%
19
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 8.4% 46 of 550 pupils
12.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 8.4%
Camden 21.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.3% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 7.5 pts below
EHC plans 1.1% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 4.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Speech, language & communication 7
No specialist assessment yet 5
Specific learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 1

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

48.5 9.3 pts above England
School 48.5
Camden 37.1
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 42.4% England 36.0% 6.4 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 56.5% England 51.4% 5.1 pts above England
EBacc entry 29.3% England 30.6% 1.3 pts below England
EBacc average point score 4.18 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.18 · 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

7.65%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.44 pts higher than England
School 7.65%
Camden 7.37%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.93%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.12 pts higher than England
School 24.93%
Camden 21.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.18%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.38 pts higher than England
School 3.18%
Camden 2.33%
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

45.1% 47.2 pts below England
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
45.1%
Camden
88.0%
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