SCHOOL PROFILE

St Charles Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100505
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 330 Published school capacity
Capacity used 66.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 November 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Kensington and Chelsea
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 220 214 full-time · 6 part-time
Female pupils 104 47.3% of pupils
Male pupils 116 52.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

45.0%
20.2 pts above England
School 45.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 20.3%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

30.9%
10.6 pts above England
School 30.9%
Kensington and Chelsea 24.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
23.6%
52
African
18.2%
40
Any other ethnic group
12.3%
27
Any other White background
11.8%
26
Any other Mixed background
8.2%
18
White and Black Caribbean
7.3%
16
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 16.4% 36 of 220 pupils
4.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.4%
Kensington and Chelsea 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.2% 29 pupils
England 14.8% 1.6 pts below
EHC plans 3.2% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Specific learning difficulty 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 2

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 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

89.0% 28.6 pts above England
School 89.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

96.0%

22.2 pts above England

School 96.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 79.3%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

93.0%

22.7 pts above England

School 93.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 77.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

93.0%

21.0 pts above England

School 93.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 78.7%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official 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

6.33%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.11 pts higher than England
School 6.33%
Kensington and Chelsea 6.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.22%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.41 pts higher than England
School 17.22%
Kensington and Chelsea 19.29%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.11%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.69 pts lower than England
School 1.11%
Kensington and Chelsea 1.82%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

66.7% 21.5 pts below England
St Charles Catholic Primary School
66.7%
Kensington and Chelsea
83.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
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