St George's Catholic School
Lanark Road, Maida Vale, London, W9 1RB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE CARDINAL HUME ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Cathal Gregory
- 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
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,170
- URN
- 139369
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02073280904
About this school
St George's Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,170 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 162 | 192 | 169 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.3 | 55.7 | 55.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.83 +0.61 to +1.06 | +0.72 +0.51 to +0.92 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 64% | 61.5% | 61.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 78.1% | 76.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 75% | 75% | 71% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
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 George's Catholic 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 | 57.3 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.7 | 42 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.9 | 38.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,110 |
| 2023/24 | 1,111 |
| 2024/25 | 1,153 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St George's Catholic School compares
St George's Catholic School ranked 4th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.9 | 6.5% | 35.3% | 1,170 | — |
| St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School | 44.3 | 10.3% | 60.6% | 953 | 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 | 0.6 miles |
| Westminster Academy | 48.3 | 11.3% | 51.3% | 1,003 | 0.9 miles |
| The UCL Academy | 45.9 | 11% | 51% | 972 | 0.9 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)
- 35.33%
- English as an additional language
- 29%
- Overall absence
- 6.51%
- Persistent absence
- 19.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School0.2 miles
Secondary · London
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Paddington Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris Academy St John's Wood0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Westminster Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
The UCL Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Camden
Other schools in London
St George's Catholic School ranks 69th 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 year groups does St George's Catholic School teach?
- St George's Catholic School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St George's Catholic School?
- The executive headteacher of St George's Catholic School is Mr Cathal Gregory, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St George's Catholic School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St George's Catholic 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 big is St George's Catholic School?
- St George's Catholic School has 1,170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St George's Catholic School full?
- St George's Catholic School has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,170 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 George's Catholic School a faith school?
- Yes. St George's Catholic School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Is St George's Catholic School a selective school?
- No. St George's Catholic School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs St George's Catholic School?
- St George's Catholic School is part of THE CARDINAL HUME ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St George's Catholic School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.3 in 2022/23 and 55.9 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 George's Catholic School rank locally?
- St George's Catholic School ranked 4th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% 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 George's Catholic School's absence rate?
- St George's Catholic School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St George's Catholic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St George's Catholic 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 1 July 2026.