Voluntary aided school · Camden

Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ

11–18Ages
738Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
100055URN

1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, London, NW1 1LY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.7 below Camden median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Camden

280 applications for 135 places · 9th of 10 in Camden

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.1of 90

Camden 45.8 England 46.0

5th of 10 in Camden

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 17 March 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision		Expected standard
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

17 March 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
8 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Camden median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

280 applications · 135 places offered · 82 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Camden median median 2.7
2025 2.7; Camden median median 3.0
2024 2.5; Camden median median 2.9
2023 2.5; Camden median median 2.9
2022 2.4; Camden median median 2.5
2021 2.6; Camden median median 2.6
2020 2.6; Camden median median 2.8
2019 2.7; Camden median median 3.1
2018 2.3; Camden median median 3.2
2017 2.4; Camden median median 2.9
2016 2.6; Camden median median 2.9
2015 2.5; Camden median median 2.5
2014 2.5; Camden median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Camden median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Camden median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	135	280	2.1	82	0.61
Sep 2025	103	274	2.7	69	0.67
Sep 2024	145	356	2.5	99	0.68
Sep 2023	132	331	2.5	96	0.73
Sep 2022	141	331	2.4	86	0.61
Sep 2021	147	377	2.6	102	0.69
Sep 2020	143	371	2.6	101	0.71
Sep 2019	143	383	2.7	85	0.59
Sep 2018	145	340	2.3	75	0.52
Sep 2017	142	335	2.4	78	0.55
Sep 2016	147	375	2.6	86	0.59
Sep 2015	131	327	2.5	59	0.45
Sep 2014	149	378	2.5	47	0.32

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

140 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.15th of 10 in Camden

Camden 45.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%7th of 10 in Camden

Camden 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Camden 63% England 66%

This school
Camden median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.58

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	140	46.1	46%	66%	–
2024/25	143	41.9	35%	52%	–
2023/24	131	41.8	39%	57%	−0.58
2022/23	134	40.5	38%	60%	−0.33

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Regent High School
0.5 km · Camden

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
1.4 km · Islington

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
The St Marylebone CofE School
1.6 km · Westminster

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.6applications per place 62.8Attainment 8
The Camden School for Girls
1.8 km · Camden

Good2022

5.2applications per place 65.1Attainment 8
Haverstock School
2.2 km · Camden

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
St Mary Magdalene Academy
2.5 km · Islington

Outstanding2023

6.4applications per place 58.4Attainment 8
City of London Academy Islington
2.5 km · Islington

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Lift Beacon High
2.6 km · Islington

Good2022

1.9applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 100055 · 202/4652
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 917 pupils · 738 on roll
Free school meals: 63.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, London, NW1 1LY
Local authority: Camden

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources