St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Girls · Sutton
Shorts Road, Carshalton, SM5 3PS
82
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/02/2022
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
15.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,425
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,549 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
186 of 225 families who put it first got an offer
230
Places offered
752
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 225 | 186 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 130 | 19 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 146 | 18 | ● 12% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 251 | 7 | ● 3% |
| Total | 752 | 230 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Sutton lets families list 6 preferences. 386 applications came from outside the council area (107 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Maria Noone
- Address
- Shorts Road, Carshalton, SM5 3PS
- Phone
- 02086422025
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Ward / constituency
- Carshalton Central · Carshalton and Wallington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 103013
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 38% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,425 pupils · 1,549 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
24 February 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,222 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.68 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.15 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.96 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 57.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 60% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 81.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.3 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 230 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.97 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 88 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 229 | 31% | 76% | 92% | |
| Mathematics | 228 | 27% | 64% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 226 | 33% | 77% | 93% | |
| Religious Studies | 223 | 34% | 69% | 83% | |
| History | 145 | 44% | 76% | 84% | |
| Biology | 125 | 34% | 90% | 99% | |
| Physics | 125 | 36% | 88% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 125 | 31% | 90% | 100% | |
| Geography | 119 | 50% | 82% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 103 | 2% | 19% | 61% | |
| Business | 94 | 30% | 69% | 88% | |
| Spanish | 93 | 43% | 71% | 84% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 28 | 4% | 11% | 46% | |
| Psychology | 28 | 4% | 14% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 24 | 13% | 25% | 50% | |
| History | 23 | 9% | 22% | 83% | |
| Geography | 18 | 0% | 22% | 61% | |
| Government and Politics | 17 | 6% | 35% | 53% | |
| Biology | 16 | 6% | 56% | 75% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 8% | 42% | 83% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 9% | 45% | 73% | |
| Fine Art | 10 | 10% | 10% | 60% | |
| Business Studies | 10 | 10% | 30% | 80% | |
| English Language | 9 | 0% | 0% | 44% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12822: St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 70% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 71% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sutton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.