St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Shorts Road, Carshalton, SM5 3PS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Ms Maria Noone
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,549
- Pupils on roll
- 1,425
- URN
- 103013
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086422025
About this school
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls is a Roman Catholic girls' voluntary aided secondary school in Carshalton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,425 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls, 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 230 | 229 | 230 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.8 | 57.7 | 57.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.60 +0.42 to +0.79 | +0.68 +0.50 to +0.87 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 63.8% | 60% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% | 85.6% | 81.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 71% | 61.1% | 67.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
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 Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sutton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58.8 | 47.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.7 | 46.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.2 | 47.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,479 |
| 2023/24 | 1,462 |
| 2024/25 | 1,408 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls compares
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls ranked 9th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% 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 | 57.2 | 5.7% | 18.1% | 1,425 | — |
| Carshalton High School for Girls | 52.4 | 8.2% | 28.5% | 1,394 | 0.4 miles |
| Sutton Grammar School | 80.3 | 4.8% | 2.6% | 1,061 | 0.9 miles |
| Wallington County Grammar School | 77.7 | 4% | 8.4% | 1,119 | 0.9 miles |
| Carshalton Boys Sports College | 45 | 9.5% | 31.4% | 1,539 | 1.0 miles |
| Greenshaw High School | 57.7 | 7.4% | 30.1% | 1,977 | 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)
- 18.05%
- English as an additional language
- 38%
- Overall absence
- 5.69%
- Persistent absence
- 15.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carshalton High School for Girls0.4 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
-
Sutton Grammar School0.9 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
Wallington County Grammar School0.9 miles
Secondary · Wallington
-
Carshalton Boys Sports College1.0 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
-
Greenshaw High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Sutton
Other schools in Carshalton
- Carshalton Boys Sports College Secondary
- Carshalton High School for Girls Secondary
- Oaks Park High School Secondary
- All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hedges Primary School Primary
- Green Wrythe Primary School Primary
- Harris Junior Academy Carshalton Primary
- Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base Primary
- Rushy Meadow Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's RC Infants School Primary
- St Mary's RC Junior School Primary
- Stanley Park Infants School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls teach?
- St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Carshalton.
- Who is the headteacher of St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls?
- The headteacher of St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls is Ms Maria Noone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls, 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 Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls?
- St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls has 1,425 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls full?
- St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls has capacity for 1,549 pupils and 1,425 on roll (92%), 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 Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls a faith school?
- Yes. St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Is St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls a selective school?
- No. St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.8 in 2022/23 and 57.2 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 Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls compare with other schools in Sutton?
- St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls ranked 9th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% 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 Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls's absence rate?
- St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls'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.