Voluntary aided school · Lambeth

La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School

11–18Ages
1,197Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
100637URN

Atkins Road, London, SW12 0AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

1.1 below Lambeth median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Lambeth

317 applications for 150 places · 9th of 13 in Lambeth

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

53.2of 90

Lambeth 45.2 England 46.0

3rd of 16 in Lambeth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 13 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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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

1.1 below Lambeth median (3.2) close to England median (2.2)

317 applications · 150 places offered · 91 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Lambeth median median 3.2
2025 2.1; Lambeth median median 3.5
2024 2.3; Lambeth median median 2.8
2023 2.0; Lambeth median median 3.2
2022 2.3; Lambeth median median 3.2
2021 2.4; Lambeth median median 3.1
2020 2.3; Lambeth median median 3.1
2019 2.6; Lambeth median median 2.7
2018 2.5; Lambeth median median 2.5
2017 3.1; Lambeth median median 3.1
2016 3.1; Lambeth median median 3.0
2015 3.4; Lambeth median median 3.1
2014 3.7; Lambeth median median 3.5

This school
Lambeth 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	150	317	2.1	91	0.61
Sep 2025	163	336	2.1	116	0.71
Sep 2024	140	318	2.3	90	0.64
Sep 2023	161	316	2.0	106	0.66
Sep 2022	132	305	2.3	70	0.53
Sep 2021	165	391	2.4	125	0.76
Sep 2020	158	370	2.3	75	0.47
Sep 2019	165	429	2.6	105	0.64
Sep 2018	167	423	2.5	100	0.60
Sep 2017	166	506	3.1	116	0.70
Sep 2016	147	453	3.1	108	0.73
Sep 2015	143	487	3.4	130	0.91
Sep 2014	147	545	3.7	166	1.13

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

171 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)53.23rd of 16 in Lambeth

Lambeth 45.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths60%3rd of 16 in Lambeth

Lambeth 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths77%

Lambeth 58% England 66%

This school
Lambeth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.22

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	171	53.2	60%	77%	–
2024/25	168	48.8	45%	69%	–
2023/24	164	51.8	52%	80%	+0.22
2022/23	170	50.3	59%	73%	+0.41

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 Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 53.2Attainment 8
Harris Academy Clapham
0.9 km · Lambeth

Good2023

3.2applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Chestnut Grove Academy
0.9 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good · improving2024

7.7applications per place 57.1Attainment 8
The Elms Academy
1.1 km · Lambeth

Improved significantly2025

4.7applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
Trinity Academy
1.9 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
2.0 km · Wandsworth

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.7applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
Ernest Bevin Academy
2.1 km · Wandsworth

2026

1.3applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
City Heights E-ACT Academy
2.1 km · Lambeth

2025

1.6applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
Dunraven School
2.3 km · Lambeth

Good2023

6.6applications per place 49.6Attainment 8

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 100637 · 208/5400
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,140 pupils · 1,197 on roll
Free school meals: 38.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Atkins Road, London, SW12 0AB
Local authority: Lambeth

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