OFSTED
29 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Catholic
Local authority
Greenwich
Trust
ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
637
637 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
301
47.3% of pupils
Male pupils
336
52.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.9 pts
below England
School
15.9%
Greenwich
29.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.7 pts
above England
School
25.0%
Greenwich
28.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Greenwich
0.5%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
47.3%
301
Any other White background
16.8%
107
African
14.3%
91
Any other Mixed background
9.9%
63
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
14
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
12
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
18.7%
119 of
637 pupils
2.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.5 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
60.6
21.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.74 · 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
4.64%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.57 pts
lower than
England
School
4.64%
Greenwich
5.95%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.95%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.87 pts
lower than
England
School
8.95%
Greenwich
16.35%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.62%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.19 pts
lower than
England
School
0.62%
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
102.1%
9.8 pts
above England
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
102.1%
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.