La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B70
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- London, SW12 0AB
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Chestnut Grove Academy
Chestnut Grove, Balham, London, SW12 8JZ
Local ranking5th of 11 secondary schools in Wandsworth
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1240
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 13 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 57.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 64.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 81.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 195
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 95.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 75.0%
- Higher education
- 47.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 22.0%
- Not sustained
- 16.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
125
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 23.1% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 296
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1321
- Boys
- 684 (52%)
- Girls
- 643 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1240 (107% full)
- SEND
- 20.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.8%
- EAL
- 22.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.7%
- SEN Support
- 14.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 89.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,792/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 32.9%
- White Other: 19.4%
- Mixed Other: 11.4%
- Black African: 5.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.8%
- Other: 4.2%
- Asian Pakistani: 4.0%
- Black Caribbean: 3.9%
32.9%
White British
19.4%
White Other
11.4%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136883
- UKPRN
- 10034139
- Establishment No.
- 4328
- Trust
- WANDLE LEARNING TRUST
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