Voluntary aided school · Camden

La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School

11–18Ages
550Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
100059URN

Highgate Road, London, NW5 1RP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.3 below Camden median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Camden

151 applications for 62 places · 8th of 10 in Camden

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

54.4of 90

Camden 45.8 England 46.0

4th of 10 in Camden

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Inspection history

3 December 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
3 October 2019
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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Camden median (2.7) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

151 applications · 62 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Camden median median 2.7
2025 4.1; Camden median median 3.0
2024 3.1; Camden median median 2.9
2023 2.7; Camden median median 2.9
2022 1.5; Camden median median 2.5
2021 1.8; Camden median median 2.6
2020 2.5; Camden median median 2.8
2019 2.3; Camden median median 3.1
2018 2.5; Camden median median 3.2
2017 2.9; Camden median median 2.9
2016 2.5; Camden median median 2.9
2015 2.5; Camden median median 2.5
2014 3.1; Camden median median 3.1

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	62	151	2.4	28	0.45
Sep 2025	32	132	4.1	21	0.66
Sep 2024	59	180	3.1	26	0.44
Sep 2023	69	187	2.7	34	0.49
Sep 2022	155	239	1.5	59	0.38
Sep 2021	150	262	1.8	45	0.30
Sep 2020	140	354	2.5	72	0.51
Sep 2019	180	418	2.3	110	0.61
Sep 2018	178	437	2.5	127	0.71
Sep 2017	178	507	2.9	156	0.88
Sep 2016	180	441	2.5	149	0.83
Sep 2015	175	442	2.5	155	0.89
Sep 2014	168	522	3.1	146	0.87

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

70 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.44th of 10 in Camden

Camden 45.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths57%4th of 10 in Camden

Camden 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%

Camden 63% England 66%

This school
Camden median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.18

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	70	54.4	57%	76%	–
2024/25	92	48.5	42%	57%	–
2023/24	146	48.7	47%	69%	+0.18
2022/23	152	49.6	49%	66%	+0.06

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

La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
Parliament Hill School
0.2 km · Camden

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 58.6Attainment 8
William Ellis School
0.2 km · Camden

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Acland Burghley School
0.6 km · Camden

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 55.2Attainment 8
St Aloysius' College
1.3 km · Islington

Good2022

3.1applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
Lift Beacon High
1.5 km · Islington

Good2022

1.9applications per place
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
1.6 km · Islington

Good2024

2.2applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
Haverstock School
1.7 km · Camden

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
The Camden School for Girls
1.9 km · Camden

Good2022

5.2applications per place 65.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 100059 · 202/5401
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,219 pupils · 550 on roll
Free school meals: 42.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Highgate Road, London, NW5 1RP
Local authority: Camden

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