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Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School

Belltrees Grove, London, SW16 2HY

Local ranking1st of 16 secondary schools in Lambeth
Ofsted: Outstanding

Secondary

Phase

1200

Capacity

11-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 25 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
57.7 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
61.6% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
83.1% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
67.2% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
5.4 nat4.1
Cohort Size
177

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
97.0%
Continued in education
97.0%
Apprenticeships
0.0%
Employment
1.0%
Not sustained
1.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
92.0%
Higher education
73.0%
Apprenticeships
3.0%
Employment
14.0%
Not sustained
5.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

B

Avg A-Level Grade

40.5

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

40.7

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

108

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
25.0% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
33.6
16-18 Cohort
270

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1179
Boys
650 (55%)
Girls
537 (45%)
Capacity
1200 (99% full)
SEND
17.9%
FSM Eligible
24.1%
EAL
42.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.0%
SEN Support
14.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
13.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
90.7
Budget per Pupil
£9,511/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
5.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White Other: 35.3%
  • Black African: 18.9%
  • White British: 17.8%
  • Other: 6.2%
  • Mixed Other: 4.7%
  • Black Caribbean: 3.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.8%
  • Black Other: 2.6%

35.3%

White Other

18.9%

Black African

17.8%

White British

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
100638
UKPRN
10014777
Establishment No.
5401

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