The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
Ofsted: Exceptional
Score
B83
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- London, W14 8BZ
- Distance
- 0.8km away
Holland Park School
Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF
Local ranking4th of 6 secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1430
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 20 January 2026. Figures last updated .
School history and status
Continues from Holland Park School (URN 140134) since 31 December 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Exceptional
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 58.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 68.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 84.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 212
Destinations
After GCSE 2022-23
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 94.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2022-23
- Sustained education/employment
- 79.0%
- Higher education
- 70.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 7.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.9
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
84
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 23.8% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 214
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1336
- Boys
- 699 (51%)
- Girls
- 677 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1430 (96% full)
- SEND
- 17.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 32.7%
- EAL
- 35.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.0%
- SEN Support
- 13.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 26.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 50.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,365/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
- 7.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White Other: 24.4%
- White British: 17.2%
- Other: 16.0%
- Mixed Other: 14.4%
- Black African: 10.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.5%
- Asian Other: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
24.4%
White Other
17.2%
White British
16.0%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Airlie Gardens
London, London
Administrative
- URN
- 149632
- UKPRN
- 10091997
- Establishment No.
- 4001
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
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