Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
118 St George's Road, London, SE1 6EX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Blon Byrne
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 620
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 149369
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072611121
About this school
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School is a Roman Catholic girls' secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 354 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School, 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 124 | 116 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.8 | 42.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.25 -0.01 to +0.52 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39.5% | 32.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62.9% | 53.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 68.5% | 37.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 3.8 |
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 Notre Dame Catholic Girls' 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 | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.8 | 45.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.8 | 44 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 521 |
| 2023/24 | 505 |
| 2024/25 | 445 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School compares
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School ranked 17th of 20 secondary schools in Southwark for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.8 | 8.6% | 53.7% | 354 | — |
| Oasis Academy South Bank | 54.6 | 5.7% | 68% | 691 | 0.3 miles |
| Haberdashers' Borough Academy | 47.8 | 7.5% | 56.9% | 983 | 0.5 miles |
| London Nautical, City of London Academy | — | 6.2% | 55.5% | 510 | 0.7 miles |
| St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School | 52.7 | 7.5% | 54.8% | 620 | 0.8 miles |
| Lilian Baylis Technology School | 46.3 | 6.1% | 59.4% | 848 | 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)
- 53.71%
- English as an additional language
- 22.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.57%
- Persistent absence
- 26.97%
Location
Nearby schools
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Oasis Academy South Bank0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Haberdashers' Borough Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · London
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London Nautical, City of London Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Lilian Baylis Technology School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School ranks 218th 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 Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School teach?
- Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School?
- The headteacher of Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School is Ms Blon Byrne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Notre Dame Catholic Girls' 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 many pupils are at Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School?
- Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School full?
- Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School has capacity for 620 pupils and 354 on roll (57%), 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 Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School a faith school?
- Yes. Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Is Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School a selective school?
- No. Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School part of an academy trust?
- Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School is part of ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.8 in 2023/24 and 42.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School compare with other schools in Southwark?
- Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School ranked 17th of 20 secondary schools in Southwark for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School's absence rate?
- Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Notre Dame Catholic Girls' 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 3 July 2026.