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La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School - Ofsted Report, Parent Reviews (2025)

La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
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Academic Progress: Students' achievement at La Sainte Union is outstanding.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Students generally behave well in lessons and display excellent behaviour around the site.
Qualifications and Training: Teachers know their subjects very well and use this effectively to improve students' understanding and skills.
Strengths and Challenges: Teaching is good in a wide range of subjects, with some outstanding practice.
Current Educational Practices: A few lessons are less successful when teacher talk takes precedence.
Opportunities for Involvement: Parents hold senior leaders in very high regard and are engaged through various initiatives.
Communication: Links with parents and other agencies are outstanding.
Parent Satisfaction: Most parents are very positive about all aspects of school life.
Handling Conflicts and Concerns: Staff morale remains high even as significant changes are made.
Actions for Quality Improvement: The headteacher is changing the culture to ensure developments take place as needed.
Managing Bullying and Safety: Students feel extremely safe and entirely confident about whom to go to if they have any problems.
Promoting Welfare and Safety: The excellence in care, guidance, and support provided is evident.
Extracurricular Offerings: Extra-curricular activities, particularly in sport and music, are popular and successful.
Balancing Academics and Extracurriculars: Students appreciated the freedom they have during lunchtimes and break periods.
Outdoor Facilities: The curriculum includes physical education, and sporting activities are well-supported.
Career Counselling Services: Careers advice and guidance on entry to higher education are most helpful.
Preparation for Sixth Form: Students are very well prepared for their sixth form education in the consortium.
Managing and Supporting SEND: Students with special educational needs make good progress due to targeted specialist support.
Subjects Offered: With over 40 courses available, the curriculum provision in the sixth form is outstanding.
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La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School is a Secondary, Girls, Roman Catholic school located in Greater London, London.

It has 689 students from age 11-18 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 13 : 1.

At this school, 49% of pupils achieved grade 5 or more at GCSE.

96.50% of pupils completing their main study programme.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Phase of Education Secondary Secondary Secondary
Type Local Authority Maintained Schools Local Authority Maintained Schools Local Authority Maintained Schools
Snobe grade
C+
B-
B-
Ofset report Good Good Requires Improvement
Age range 11-18 11-19 11-18
Gender Girls Co-Ed Boys
Student teacher ratio 13.2 - 15.4
Proficient Math - - -
Proficient Read - - -
Grade 5 or above GCSE 49% 34% 57%
Grade 5 or above A Level 5.60% - 8.80%
Day Fees - - -
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La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School Reviews
1 (3 reviews)
absolute hell hole. teachers pick favourite students and will practically worship them if their parents are "intimidating" they dont really care about what food they give you or whatever really happens in general as long as theyre respected aside from three nice teachers. they act luke a good school every time ofsred or visitors come around, they force you to pray or sit at the back of a chapel if youre of another religion dont...
absolute hell hole. teachers pick favourite students and will practically worship them if their parents are "intimidating" they dont really care about what food they give you or whatever really happens in general as long as theyre respected aside from three nice teachers. they act luke a good school every time ofsred or visitors come around, they force you to pray or sit at the back of a chapel if youre of another religion dont...
absolute hell hole. teachers pick favourite students and will practically worship them if their parents are "intimidating" they dont really care about what food they give you or whatever really happens in general as long as theyre respected aside from three nice teachers. they act luke a good school every time ofsred or visitors come around, they force you to pray or sit at the back of a chapel if youre of another religion dont...
Secondary Exam Result

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score 0.06 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 49.6 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 49% 32% 29.96%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 66% 42.7% 42.99%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 44% 28.15% 25%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 20% 13.75% 10.88%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 23% 18.3% 15.47%
EBacc average points score 4.41 3.18 2.82

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 98% 90.92% 90.52%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 167 136 144
Pupils staying in education 96% 88.75% 84.15%
Further education college or other further education provider 11% 18.83% 32.75%
School sixth forms 71% 57.67% 29.73%
Sixth form colleges 13% 3.67% 10.22%
Other education destinations 1% 8.58% 11.48%
Pupils in apprenticeships 1% 0.58% 2.8%
Pupils staying in employment 1% 1.83% 3.59%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score 0.3 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 54 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 63% 36.79% 32.78%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 83% 46.05% 45.26%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 53% 33.11% 24.88%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 30% 18.84% 12.99%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 35% 23.84% 17.14%
EBacc average points score 4.87 3.46 2.97

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 99% 93.17% 90.39%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 167 131 140
Pupils staying in education 98% 92.08% 86.27%
Further education college or other further education provider 10% 21.08% 34.03%
School sixth forms 77% 58.42% 30.75%
Sixth form colleges 10% 4.42% 10.38%
Other education destinations 2% 8.33% 11.13%
Pupils in apprenticeships 1% 0.42% 1.99%
Pupils staying in employment 0% 0.58% 2.15%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score 0.52 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 54.6 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 53% 3 34.58% 29.24%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 78% 4 49.74% 43.34%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 57% 40.47% 25.76%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 21% 2 19.05% 11.44%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 33% 2 26.16% 16.45%
EBacc average points score 4.85 3.48 2.88

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 97% 90.58% 90.21%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 176 126 135
Pupils staying in education 93% 87.83% 84.08%
Further education college or other further education provider 17% 22.83% 33.3%
School sixth forms 63% 53.67% 31.15%
Sixth form colleges 13% 4.83% 8.45%
Other education destinations 0% 6.58% 11.19%
Pupils in apprenticeships 2% 0.58% 3.4%
Pupils staying in employment 1% 2.25% 2.76%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score 0.65 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 57.1 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 56% 8 33.05% 29.18%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 82% 13 45.42% 42.58%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 50% 31.89% 24.69%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 19% 7 15.21% 11.29%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 31% 1 20.58% 15.97%
EBacc average points score 4.95 3.17 2.84

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 93% 83.82% 84.86%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 172 129 140
Pupils staying in education 92% 64.36% 73.88%
Further education college or other further education provider 11% 18.27% 28.32%
School sixth forms 72% 48.09% 31.51%
Sixth form colleges - 1.82% 9.07%
Other education destinations - 5.91% 5.94%
Pupils in apprenticeships - 0.45% 2.96%
Pupils staying in employment - 0.82% 2.06%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score 0.46 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 54.1 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 48% 39.83% 29.51%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 69% 51.94% 43.04%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 49% 34.89% 25.21%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 26% 22.89% 14.68%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 32% 25.06% 16.23%
EBacc average points score - - -

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 97% 85.18% 85.23%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 178 128 144
Pupils staying in education - 32.91% 58.15%
Further education college or other further education provider 8% 22.91% 30.56%
School sixth forms 81% 52% 32.11%
Sixth form colleges - 1% 8.95%
Other education destinations - 4.36% 5.75%
Pupils in apprenticeships - 1.36% 4.78%
Pupils staying in employment - 0.73% 2.46%
A level exam result

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 31.45 29.58 29.99
Average grade C - -
Average points (Best 3) 30.49 29.23 29.55
Average Grade (Best 3) C - -
AAB or higher 5.60% 12.99% 13.64%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 96 401 201
Students staying in education 77% 66.58% 58.59%
Students entering apprenticeships 2% 2.42% 6.08%
Students entering employment 11% 14.67% 21.14%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 6% 11.25% 9.05%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 34.82 32.93 33.4
Average grade C+ - -
Average points (Best 3) 34.14 32.83 32.48
Average Grade (Best 3) C+ - -
AAB or higher 12.1% 16.82% 17.69%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 106 468 248
Students staying in education 74% 63% 60.66%
Students entering apprenticeships 2% 1.69% 5%
Students entering employment 6% 7.23% 17.72%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 12% 14.31% 10.7%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 A level school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 A level school exam
results were not published at school level.

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 29.69 3 30.92 29.38
Average grade C - -
Average points (Best 3) 28.44 6 31.56 28.64
Average Grade (Best 3) C - -
AAB or higher 5.0% 15.09% 13.04%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 122 306 231
Students staying in education 64% 55.85% 57.28%
Students entering apprenticeships 4% 3.85% 7.78%
Students entering employment 24% 15% 20.99%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 7% 9.08% 8.8%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 32.45 3 29.88 29.02
Average grade C+ - -
Average points (Best 3) 34.23 2 31.04 28.82
Average Grade (Best 3) C+ - -
AAB or higher 6.0% 13.91% 13.34%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students - 2 3
Students staying in education 5 14.08% 31.48%
Students entering apprenticeships 5% 1.62% 5.54%
Students entering employment 4% 5.23% 15.8%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study - 6.46% 4.22%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 29.9 29.94 26.73
Average grade C - -
Average points (Best 3) 32.53 32.26 27.74
Average Grade (Best 3) C+ - -
AAB or higher 4.8% 15.17% 12.63%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students - 1 3
Students staying in education 7 28.38% 36.22%
Students entering apprenticeships 4% 1.77% 6.37%
Students entering employment 6% 12.23% 20.04%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study - 8.23% 4.23%
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Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
13 : 1
Student teacher ratio at La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
Local authority ratio 15 : 1

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