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St Michael's Catholic College

Llewellyn Street, London, SE16 4UN ·

Ofsted:Outstanding in all areas· 2025Catholic

At a glance

A state Catholic secondary academy for ages 11–18 in London. Ofsted inspection (April 2025): Outstanding in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 58.0 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 192 families put it first for 150 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 948
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Southwark
Academy trust: ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Ms Joanne Nottage
Opened: Apr 2024

School website 02072326432 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 29 Apr 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Sixth form: Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 147 pupils

Attainment 8

58.0

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

66%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

83%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.44

2023/24 · CI 0.22 to 0.67

This school

Southwark

52.1

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 138961), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

150

1st preferences

192

All applications

572

1st prefs per place

1.28

More first choices than places

123 of 192 first-preference applicants were offered a place (64%). 64 offers went to families living in another council area.

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

961

Capacity

980

97% full

Girls / boys

49/51

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)36.9%
English as an additional language37.6%
SEN support7.7%
Education, Health and Care plan3.5%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.