La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
Highgate Road, London, NW5 1RP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophie Fegan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,219
- Pupils on roll
- 550
- URN
- 100059
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074284600
About this school
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School is a Roman Catholic girls' voluntary aided secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 550 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 152 | 146 | 92 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.6 | 48.7 | 48.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.06 -0.17 to +0.29 | +0.18 -0.06 to +0.42 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 46.6% | 42.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 68.5% | 56.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 44% | 36.3% | 29.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Camden average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.6 | 42.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.7 | 43.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.5 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 817 |
| 2023/24 | 689 |
| 2024/25 | 586 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School compares
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School ranked 4th of 10 secondary schools in Camden for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.5 | 7.7% | 44.9% | 550 | — |
| Parliament Hill School | 57.1 | 8% | 36.7% | 1,191 | 0.1 miles |
| William Ellis School | 48.2 | 11.6% | 56.6% | 771 | 0.1 miles |
| Acland Burghley School | 49.9 | 8.8% | 42.8% | 1,252 | 0.4 miles |
| St Aloysius' College | — | — | — | 341 | 0.8 miles |
| Lift Beacon High | — | — | — | 414 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.92%
- English as an additional language
- 46.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.65%
- Persistent absence
- 24.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parliament Hill School0.1 miles
Secondary · London
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William Ellis School0.1 miles
Secondary · London
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Acland Burghley School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Aloysius' College0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Lift Beacon High0.9 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School ranks 147th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School teach?
- La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School?
- The headteacher of La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School is Mrs Sophie Fegan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School?
- La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School has 550 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School full?
- La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School has capacity for 1,219 pupils and 550 on roll (45%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School a faith school?
- Yes. La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Is La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School a selective school?
- No. La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.6 in 2022/23 and 48.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School rank locally?
- La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School ranked 4th of 10 secondary schools in Camden for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School's absence rate?
- La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.