St Catherine's Catholic School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B76
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bexleyheath, DA6 7QJ
- Distance
- 0.8km away
Lift Bexleyheath
Woolwich Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA
Local ranking11th of 16 secondary schools in Bexley
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1900
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 69.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 183
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 80.0%
- Higher education
- 38.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 28.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
44
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 6.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 32.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 161
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1487
- Boys
- 829 (56%)
- Girls
- 645 (44%)
- Capacity
- 1900 (78% full)
- SEND
- 17.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.6%
- EAL
- 41.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.2%
- SEN Support
- 15.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 81.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,734/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
- 8.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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: 48.8%
- Black African: 16.5%
- White Other: 10.4%
- Asian Indian: 5.2%
- Mixed Other: 3.9%
- Asian Other: 3.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
48.8%
White British
16.5%
Black African
10.4%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Woolwich Road
Bexleyheath, London
Administrative
- URN
- 137138
- UKPRN
- 10034964
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
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