La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Camden
- Unique reference
- 100059
- Address
- Highgate Road, NW5 1RP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 586 (57% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 7.7%
- Girls
- 92.3%
- First language not English
- 46.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.8%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.5%
African 28.8%
White British 18.8%
Mixed 13.6%
Other White 11.6%
Other 9.4%
Unclassified 3.4%
Irish 3.1%
Bangladeshi 3.1%
Caribbean 3.1%
Other Black 2.2%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.5
Local authority average 46.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.17
Local authority average 4.27
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 6 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 89 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 85 |
| French | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 32
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 61
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 18
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 51 0 51 |
| Year 8 | 64 0 64 |
| Year 9 | 75 0 75 |
| Year 10 | 72 0 72 |
| Year 11 | 92 0 92 |
| Year 12 | 142 31 111 |
| Year 13 | 90 14 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 90.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 15.0% 20.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 66.0% 64.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 4.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 0.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.8% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 67.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 24.0% 16.1% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.0% 2.4% |