The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 17 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Unique reference
- 141931
- Address
- 89 Addison Road, W14 8BZ
- Website
- http://www.cvms.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1022 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 84.4%
- Girls
- 15.6%
- First language not English
- 42%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.1%
White British 27.5%
Other White 22%
Mixed 15.5%
African 13.6%
Other 7.5%
Irish 6.1%
Other Asian 2.6%
Caribbean 2.1%
Indian 2%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.86
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.3
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 76%
Local authority average 59%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 65.2
Local authority average 53.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.91
Local authority average 4.64
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 122
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 232
- 3rd preference
- 98
- From another Local Authority
- 533
Offers
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 106
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 128 128 0 |
| Year 8 | 126 126 0 |
| Year 9 | 127 127 0 |
| Year 10 | 126 126 0 |
| Year 11 | 124 124 0 |
| Year 12 | 197 118 79 |
| Year 13 | 194 114 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 92.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 8.0% 16.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 89.0% 67.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 6.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 2.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 3.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% 83.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 72.0% 36.4% 19.7% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.6% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.7% 1.7% |