La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 3 2019 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
- 689 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 5.8%
- Girls
- 94.2%
- First language not English
- 53.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.1%
- Persistent absence
- 33.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.7%
African 31.3%
White British 17%
Mixed 12.3%
Other White 10.7%
Other 10.3%
Caribbean 4.4%
Unclassified 3.8%
Irish 2.6%
Bangladeshi 2.6%
Other Black 2.2%
Indian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.6
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.41
Local authority average 4.36
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 95
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 34
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 63 0 63 |
| Year 8 | 86 0 86 |
| Year 9 | 73 0 73 |
| Year 10 | 92 0 92 |
| Year 11 | 146 0 146 |
| Year 12 | 103 17 86 |
| Year 13 | 126 23 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 94.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 23.0% 21.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 58.0% 66.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 6.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 0.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 73.2% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 36.0% 20.2% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.2% 2.2% |