St Michael's Catholic College

Secondary · Southwark · SE16 4UN · URN 150937

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-04-29Cohort 948Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 147

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 33 schools in Southwark

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
58
Southwark 44.01England 46.1
14 above the area average of 44
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
66%
Southwark 40%England 45.9%
26 percentage points above the area average of 40
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
83%
Southwark 54.3%
28.7 percentage points above the area average of 54.3
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
5.49
Southwark 3.99England 4.07
1.5 above the area average of 4
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
49%
Southwark 21.5%England 17.6%
27.5 percentage points above the area average of 21.5
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
86.4%
Southwark 48.8%
37.7 percentage points above the area average of 48.8
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
36.1%
Southwark 52.9%
16.8 percentage points below the area average of 52.9
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
147
Southwark 117
30.4 above the area average of 116.6
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Southwark	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	58 Southwark 44.01England 46.1	14 above the area average of 44	11.9 above the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	66% Southwark 40%England 45.9%	26 percentage points above the area average of 40	20.1 percentage points above the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	83% Southwark 54.3%	28.7 percentage points above the area average of 54.3	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	5.49 Southwark 3.99England 4.07	1.5 above the area average of 4	1.4 above the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	49% Southwark 21.5%England 17.6%	27.5 percentage points above the area average of 21.5	31.4 percentage points above the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	86.4% Southwark 48.8%	37.7 percentage points above the area average of 48.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	36.1% Southwark 52.9%	16.8 percentage points below the area average of 52.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	147 Southwark 117	30.4 above the area average of 116.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Southwark · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 21.6 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 37.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 37% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 10.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.7pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 11.1pupils per teacher

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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