Acland Burghley SchoolLa Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Acland Burghley School and La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School are secondary schools in London.

  • Acland Burghley School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Acland Burghley School was judged Good and La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.9 for Acland Burghley School and 48.5 for La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Acland Burghley School (50.5 in 2021-22, 49.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School (54.0 in 2021-22, 48.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Acland Burghley School versus La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonAcland Burghley SchoolLondonLa Sainte Union Catholic Secondary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking4th of 10 in Camden 3rd of 10 in Camden Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Girls
Pupils on roll1,218 586
Capacity1,200 1,219
LocationLondon, NW5 1UJ London, NW5 1RP
GCSE results
Attainment 849.9 Stronger figure48.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths52.0% Stronger figure42.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths68.7% Stronger figure56.5% 64.8%
Entering EBacc48.0% Stronger figure29.3% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.68 Stronger figure4.18 4.09
Cohort179 92
A-level results
A-level entries102 61
A-level average points36.5 Stronger figure34.2 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C+
Best 3 A-levels points36.8 Stronger figure33.7 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects8.1% Stronger figure3.6% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,218 586
Free school meals (ever 6)42.8% 44.9%
English as an additional language21.3% 46.8%
SEN support19.1% 7.5%
SEN with an EHC plan7.1% 0.7%
Attendance
Overall absence8.8% 7.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.1% 24.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Acland Burghley School

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