St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School
Kilburn Park Road, London, NW6 5SN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Kelly
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of London
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 953
- URN
- 101154
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02073283434
About this school
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School is a Church of England voluntary aided secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 953 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 167 | 164 | 187 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.7 | 49.0 | 44.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.13 -0.09 to +0.36 | +0.11 -0.11 to +0.34 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 51.8% | 36.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 71.3% | 53.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 25.6% | 22.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
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 Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High 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 | Westminster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.7 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49 | 42 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 38.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,036 |
| 2023/24 | 1,002 |
| 2024/25 | 1,011 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School compares
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.3 | 10.3% | 60.6% | 953 | — |
| St George's Catholic School | 55.9 | 6.5% | 35.3% | 1,170 | 0.2 miles |
| Paddington Academy | 61.6 | 4.7% | 51.4% | 1,256 | 0.6 miles |
| Harris Academy St John's Wood | 51 | 8.7% | 60.5% | 1,326 | 0.7 miles |
| Westminster Academy | 48.3 | 11.3% | 51.3% | 1,003 | 0.9 miles |
| The UCL Academy | 45.9 | 11% | 51% | 972 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.59%
- English as an additional language
- 76.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.32%
- Persistent absence
- 37.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St George's Catholic School0.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Paddington Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris Academy St John's Wood0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Westminster Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
The UCL Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Camden
Other schools in London
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School ranks 204th 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 ages does St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School teach?
- St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School?
- The headteacher of St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School is Ms Rachel Kelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High 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 many pupils are at St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School?
- St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School has 953 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School full?
- St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 953 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School a faith school?
- Yes. St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of London.
- Is St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School a selective school?
- No. St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School have?
- The schools register lists St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.7 in 2022/23 and 44.3 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 Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School compare with other schools in Westminster?
- St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% 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 Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School's absence rate?
- St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High 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.