Alperton Community School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,929 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.6
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Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
- Pupils on roll
- 858of 1,044 places
- Free school meals
- 44.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 164
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 12 October 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College (URN 101561, until 1 April 2012).
What the data says
Of the 163 pupils who finished Year 11 at Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls in 2023, 50% stayed on in Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls’ own sixth form (Brent average 59%), 26% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 85 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 68% went to university (Brent 65%, England 37%), and 17% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 63% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.7 against 46.1 across England and 51.7 in Brent, with 40% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Brent and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Brent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 163 | 3,226 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 93% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 50% | 59% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 14% | 8% | 13% |
| — further education college | 26% | 24% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Brent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 85 | 1,784 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 83% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 68% | 65% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 17% | 33% | 19% |
| Further education | 4% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 15% | 12% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 8% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Brent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.7 | 51.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 71% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 79% | 61% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | 4.81 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 42% | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.6 | 42.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.6 | 55.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 76% | 61% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 159 | 97% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 72% |
| Mathematics | 159 | 97% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 57% |
| Combined Science | 157 | 96% | 65% | 13% | 9% | 56% |
| Religious Studies | 156 | 95% | 31% | 27% | 32% | 71% |
| English Literature | 134 | 82% | 86% | 29% | 21% | 88% |
| Spanish | 103 | 63% | 19% | 22% | 27% | 60% |
| History | 98 | 60% | 41% | 10% | 26% | 42% |
| Geography | 56 | 34% | 41% | 9% | 25% | 50% |
| Textiles | 38 | 23% | 2% | 13% | 27% | 63% |
| Art and Design | 36 | 22% | 7% | 8% | 24% | 47% |
| Italian | 31 | 19% | 0% | 19% | 53% | 58% |
| French | 27 | 16% | 18% | 26% | 29% | 74% |
| Music | 17 | 10% | 5% | 18% | 33% | 41% |
| Portuguese | 17 | 10% | 0% | 53% | 50% | 100% |
| Drama | 16 | 10% | 7% | 38% | 27% | 81% |
| Arabic | 15 | 9% | 1% | 73% | 47% | 87% |
| Russian | 5 | 3% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Polish | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Gujarati | 4 | 2% | 0% | — | 57% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Persian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 1% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Biology | 1 | 1% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 26 | 47% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 23 | 42% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Brent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 223 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 55 | 1,390 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 33.81 | 37.80 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 13% | 23% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Politics | 16 | 29% | 6% |
| History | 14 | 25% | 13% |
| English Literature | 12 | 22% | 11% |
| Sociology | 12 | 22% | 13% |
| Photography | 11 | 20% | 3% |
| Geography | 11 | 20% | 10% |
| Mathematics | 11 | 20% | 31% |
| Biology | 11 | 20% | 20% |
| Spanish | 7 | 13% | 2% |
| Psychology | 7 | 13% | 23% |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 13% | 4% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 11% | 17% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Portuguese | — | — | 0% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 16 | 29% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 14 | 25% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 11 | 20% | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.