Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 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
- 100638
- Address
- Belltrees Grove, SW16 2HY
- Website
- http://www.btg.ac/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1179 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.4%
- Girls
- 45.6%
- First language not English
- 42.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.9%
- Persistent absence
- 5.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
Other White 35.3%
African 18.8%
White British 17.8%
Mixed 11.3%
Other 6.2%
Caribbean 3%
Other Black 2.6%
Irish 2.4%
Other Asian 1.4%
Indian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 67%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.6
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.43
Local authority average 4.09
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 14 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 177 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 176 |
Admissions
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 238
- 2nd preference
- 153
- 3rd preference
- 123
- From another Local Authority
- 338
Offers
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 87
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 188 110 78 |
| Year 8 | 183 103 80 |
| Year 9 | 181 96 85 |
| Year 10 | 180 94 86 |
| Year 11 | 178 95 83 |
| Year 12 | 137 77 60 |
| Year 13 | 132 66 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 89.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 19.0% 27.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 74.0% 52.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 8.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 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 | 84.0% 71.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 23.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.3% 2.4% |