St Michael's Catholic College
Llewellyn Street, Bermondsey, London, SE16 4UN
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by St Michael's Catholic College. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Ms Felicity Corcoran
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 951
- URN
- 138961
- Local authority
- Southwark
About this school
St Michael's Catholic College was a Roman Catholic secondary academy in London. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 951 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Michael's Catholic College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2012, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 144 | 153 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.4 | 55.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.58 +0.35 to +0.81 | +0.44 +0.22 to +0.67 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 60.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% | 79.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84% | 83.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Trends over time
How St Michael's Catholic College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57.4 | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.2 | 45.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 44 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 927 |
| 2023/24 | 951 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Michael's Catholic College compares
Its absence rate was lower than 77% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 32.5% | 951 | — |
| St Michael's Catholic College | 58 | 5% | 36.9% | 948 | 0.1 miles |
| The Charter School Bermondsey | 40.9 | 11.3% | 63.6% | 497 | 0.3 miles |
| Harris Academy Bermondsey | 54.6 | 6.5% | 58.2% | 781 | 0.5 miles |
| Mulberry Academy London Dock | — | 5.3% | 40.9% | 304 | 0.6 miles |
| City of London Academy (Southwark) | 52.9 | 7.9% | 55.5% | 1,589 | 0.8 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.5%
- English as an additional language
- 35.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Michael's Catholic College0.1 miles
Secondary · London
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The Charter School Bermondsey0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Harris Academy Bermondsey0.5 miles
Secondary · London
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Mulberry Academy London Dock0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
City of London Academy (Southwark)0.8 miles
Secondary · London
Other 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 Michael's Catholic College teach?
- St Michael's Catholic College taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in London.
- Has St Michael's Catholic College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Michael's Catholic College 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 Michael's Catholic College?
- St Michael's Catholic College had 951 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- How have St Michael's Catholic College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.4 in 2022/23 and 55.2 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Michael's Catholic College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael's Catholic College'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 10 July 2024.