La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 13 2023 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
- Lambeth
- Unique reference
- 100637
- Address
- Atkins Road, SW12 0AB
- Website
- laretraite.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1219 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 7.5%
- Girls
- 92.5%
- First language not English
- 54.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.9%
- Persistent absence
- 14.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.8%
African 39.5%
Caribbean 15.7%
Other 10.8%
Mixed 8.7%
Other White 7%
Other Black 6.2%
Other Asian 3.4%
White British 2.7%
Pakistani 2.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Indian 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.8
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.29
Local authority average 4.09
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Economics | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 167 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 167 |
Admissions
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 163
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 116
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 134
Offers
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 44
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 167 0 167 |
| Year 8 | 171 0 171 |
| Year 9 | 159 0 159 |
| Year 10 | 169 0 169 |
| Year 11 | 167 0 167 |
| Year 12 | 205 46 159 |
| Year 13 | 181 46 135 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 89.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 14.0% 27.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 78.0% 52.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 8.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 4.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 71.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 23.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 2.4% |