St Ursula's Convent School

Voluntary aided school·Secondary school London, Greenwich·SE10 8HN
Composite score
68.9
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#456
National rank
#141
In London
#3
In Greenwich
Top 14%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
55.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
62%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
73%
% EBacc grade 5+
42%
EBacc average points score
5.09

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 18/11/2025 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
30 first choices, 120 places
First choices per place
0.25
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
143
any preference, for 120 places
Applications from another council area
32%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.03
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8620220.6920230.6020240.2220250.252026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Ursula's Convent School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
549
Gender
Girls
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
30.2%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
15.5%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.4%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.0%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.1%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
17.9%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.7
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£10,215
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
97%
122 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
97%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About St Ursula's Convent School

St Ursula's Convent School is a girls' secondary school in London, Greenwich, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 549 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted (November 2025). The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 55.1 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 4.2 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 14% of secondary schools in England.

62% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 73% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Ursula's Convent School their first choice was offered one of its 120 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 97% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.1%. There are about 15.7 pupils per teacher. If you are considering St Ursula's Convent School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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