SCHOOL PROFILE

St Ursula's Convent School

Secondary Voluntary aided school URN 100193
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 675 Published school capacity
Capacity used 71.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

18 November 2025
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

30 January 2024
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 18 March 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 481 481 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 481 100.0% of pupils
Male pupils 0 0.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.1%
4.3 pts above England
School 29.1%
Greenwich 29.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.1%
6.2 pts below England
School 14.1%
Greenwich 28.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Greenwich 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
42.0%
202
White British
9.6%
46
Any other Black background
9.4%
45
Any other White background
7.1%
34
White and Black African
5.0%
24
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
22
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 14.8% 71 of 481 pupils
6.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.8%
Greenwich 24.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.9% 62 pupils
England 14.8% 1.9 pts below
EHC plans 1.9% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 4.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 26
Speech, language & communication 14
Specific learning difficulty 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Moderate learning difficulty 4
No specialist assessment yet 4

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

55.1 15.9 pts above England
School 55.1
Greenwich 37.2
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 62.1% England 36.0% 26.1 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 73.3% England 51.4% 21.9 pts above England
EBacc entry 83.6% England 30.6% 53.0 pts above England
EBacc average point score 5.09 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.09 · 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

5.68%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.54 pts lower than England
School 5.68%
Greenwich 5.95%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.45%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.63 pts higher than England
School 16.45%
Greenwich 16.35%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.32%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.49 pts lower than England
School 1.32%
Greenwich 1.43%
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

71.3% 21.1 pts below England
St Ursula's Convent School
71.3%
Greenwich
95.3%
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