Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
Crownhill Road, London, NW10 4EP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr L. McGowan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,044
- Pupils on roll
- 858
- URN
- 137994
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089652986
About this school
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls is a Roman Catholic girls' secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 858 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Saint Claudine's Catholic 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 163 | 168 | 164 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.7 | 47.6 | 44.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.50 +0.25 to +0.76 | +0.80 +0.52 to +1.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 35.7% | 39.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 57.1% | 54.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 77% | 74.4% | 78.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
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 Saint Claudine's Catholic 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 | Brent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.7 | 46.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 47.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.7 | 44.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 941 |
| 2023/24 | 973 |
| 2024/25 | 966 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls compares
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls ranked 12th of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.7 | 8.4% | 43% | 858 | — |
| Newman Catholic College | 35.9 | 8.9% | 37.5% | 582 | 0.3 miles |
| Harris Lowe Academy Willesden | 41.6 | 8.7% | 51.2% | 1,149 | 0.5 miles |
| North Brent School | — | 6.9% | 33.8% | 521 | 0.9 miles |
| Queens Park Community School | 51.1 | 7% | 25.4% | 1,328 | 1.2 miles |
| Ark Burlington Danes Academy | 48.1 | 6.7% | 56.3% | 778 | 1.5 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)
- 43.02%
- English as an additional language
- 78.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.42%
- Persistent absence
- 28.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newman Catholic College0.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden0.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
North Brent School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Queens Park Community School1.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ark Burlington Danes Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls ranks 197th 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 Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls teach?
- Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls is Dr L. McGowan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint Claudine's Catholic 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 Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls?
- Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls has 858 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls full?
- Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls has capacity for 1,044 pupils and 858 on roll (82%), 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 Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls a faith school?
- Yes. Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Is Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls part of an academy trust?
- Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls is part of THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.7 in 2022/23 and 44.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls compare with other schools in Brent?
- Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls ranked 12th of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls's absence rate?
- Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Claudine's Catholic 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 1 July 2026.