St Ursula's Convent School
Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London, SE10 8HN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark O'Shaughnessy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 675
- Pupils on roll
- 481
- URN
- 100193
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088584613
About this school
St Ursula's Convent School is a Roman Catholic girls' voluntary aided secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 481 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 122 | 129 | 116 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.3 | 50.9 | 55.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.60 +0.34 to +0.85 | +0.09 -0.17 to +0.34 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 70% | 62.8% | 62.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 79.8% | 73.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 86% | 84.5% | 83.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
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 St Ursula's Convent 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 | Greenwich average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57.3 | 35.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.9 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.1 | 37.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 631 |
| 2023/24 | 637 |
| 2024/25 | 549 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Ursula's Convent School compares
St Ursula's Convent School ranked 3rd of 16 secondary schools in Greenwich for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.1 | 5.7% | 30.2% | 481 | — |
| The John Roan School | 44.3 | 8.3% | 41.8% | 1,112 | 0.7 miles |
| George Green's School | 49 | 7.1% | 63.2% | 1,256 | 0.9 miles |
| Addey and Stanhope School | 41.1 | 8.3% | 51.2% | 589 | 1.0 miles |
| Deptford Green School | 47.7 | 7.3% | 46.5% | 888 | 1.3 miles |
| Canary Wharf College Crossharbour | 52.9 | 7.1% | 39.4% | 417 | 1.4 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
-
Graded inspection report18 November 2025
- 30 January 2024
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.24%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 16.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The John Roan School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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George Green's School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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Addey and Stanhope School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
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Deptford Green School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
St Ursula's Convent School ranks 76th 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 St Ursula's Convent School teach?
- St Ursula's Convent School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of St Ursula's Convent School?
- The headteacher of St Ursula's Convent School is Mr Mark O'Shaughnessy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Ursula's Convent School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Ursula's Convent 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 St Ursula's Convent School?
- St Ursula's Convent School has 481 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Ursula's Convent School full?
- St Ursula's Convent School has capacity for 675 pupils and 481 on roll (71%), 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 St Ursula's Convent School a faith school?
- Yes. St Ursula's Convent School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Is St Ursula's Convent School a selective school?
- No. St Ursula's Convent School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Ursula's Convent School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.3 in 2022/23 and 55.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Ursula's Convent School rank locally?
- St Ursula's Convent School ranked 3rd of 16 secondary schools in Greenwich for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Ursula's Convent School's absence rate?
- St Ursula's Convent School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Ursula's Convent School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Ursula's Convent 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 29 June 2026.