The London Oratory School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Hammersmith and Fulham
Seagrave Road, London, SW6 1RX
89
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 13/09/2022
Application demand
48%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
21.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,392
Capacity used
Over capacity113%
1,231 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
48%
1st preference success rate
116 of 244 families who put it first got an offer
152
Places offered
734
Total applications
4.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 244 | 116 | ● 48% |
| 2nd preference | 205 | 29 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 122 | 5 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 163 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 734 | 152 | 21% |
1st preference success by year
Hammersmith and Fulham lets families list 6 preferences. 584 applications came from outside the council area (131 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 7–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Daniel Wright
- Address
- Seagrave Road, London, SW6 1RX
- Phone
- 02073850102
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Ward / constituency
- Lillie · Chelsea and Fulham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137157
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 40% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LONDON ORATORY SCHOOL
1,392 pupils · 1,231 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,007 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
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.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 95% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 32% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 62.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.62 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 92% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.99 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 43.27 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 100% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 15% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 62.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 77.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 89.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 83.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 183 | — |
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 | 41.24 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 29% | 17% |
| A-level students | 201 | — |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #124 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12110: The London Oratory School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 24 |
| Offers | 6 |
| Success rate | 25% |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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) | 77% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 82% | — | — |
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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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.