St Helen and St Katharine
Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BE
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 9 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headmistress
- Mrs Sarah Rollings
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 700
- URN
- 123313
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235520173
About this school
St Helen and St Katharine is a girls' independent school in Abingdon. It teaches children aged 9 to 18 and has 700 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St Helen and St Katharine under its current framework. 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
St Helen and St Katharine has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 105 | 104 | 98 |
| Attainment 8 score | 76.8 | 77.2 | 71.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99% | 98.1% | 98% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 98.1% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 56% | 42.3% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
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 Helen and St Katharine has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76.8 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 77.2 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 71.8 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 721 |
| 2023/24 | 716 |
| 2024/25 | 711 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 134
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Manor Preparatory School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Abingdon
-
Abingdon School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Abingdon
-
The Unicorn School0.4 miles
Special schools · Abingdon
-
Kingfisher School1.2 miles
Academies · Abingdon
-
Cothill House1.9 miles
Independent schools · Abingdon
Other schools in Abingdon
- Abingdon School Independent schools
- Cothill House Independent schools
- The Manor Preparatory School Independent schools
- Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School Primary
- Caldecott Primary School Primary
- Carswell Community Primary School Primary
- Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Drayton Community Primary School Primary
- Dry Sandford Primary School Primary
- Dunmore Primary School Primary
- John Blandy Primary School Primary
- Long Furlong Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Helen and St Katharine teach?
- St Helen and St Katharine teaches children aged 9 to 18. It is an independent school in Abingdon.
- Who is the headmistress of St Helen and St Katharine?
- The headmistress of St Helen and St Katharine is Mrs Sarah Rollings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Helen and St Katharine been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Helen and St Katharine under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Helen and St Katharine?
- St Helen and St Katharine has 700 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 18.
- Is St Helen and St Katharine full?
- St Helen and St Katharine has capacity for 750 pupils and 700 on roll (93%), 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 Helen and St Katharine a faith school?
- No. St Helen and St Katharine has no designated religious character.
- Is St Helen and St Katharine a selective school?
- Yes. St Helen and St Katharine is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have St Helen and St Katharine's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 76.8 in 2022/23 and 71.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Helen and St Katharine's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Helen and St Katharine'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 24 July 2026.