All Saints Catholic College
Voluntary aided school · 898 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.3
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The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,034of 922 places
- Free school meals
- 18.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 126
- Ofsted
- Report card, 15 April 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement ExceptionalAttendance and behaviour ExceptionalPersonal development and wellbeing ExceptionalInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance ExceptionalPost-16 provision Strong standardSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School (URN 100506, until 1 April 2015).
What the data says
Of the 126 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School in 2023, 84% stayed on in The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School’s own sixth form (Kensington and Chelsea average 62%), 10% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 195 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 69% went to university (Kensington and Chelsea 59%, England 37%), and 66% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 67.2 against 46.1 across England and 54.5 in Kensington and Chelsea, with 80% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 98% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
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 Kensington and Chelsea and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Kensington and Chelsea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 126 | 997 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 96% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 84% | 62% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 10% | 15% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 4% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 4% | 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 | Kensington and Chelsea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 195 | 905 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 81% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 69% | 59% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 66% | 33% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 1% | 7% |
| Employment | 13% | 16% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 12% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Kensington and Chelsea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 67.2 | 54.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 80% | 61% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 94% | 77% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 31% | 46% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.87 | 4.89 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 21% | 36% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 58.0 | 46.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 69.6 | 59.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 31% | 38% | 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 | 126 | 100% | 89% | 45% | 20% | 97% |
| Mathematics | 125 | 99% | 88% | 47% | 22% | 96% |
| English Literature | 125 | 99% | 86% | 48% | 21% | 96% |
| Religious Studies | 124 | 98% | 31% | 58% | 32% | 92% |
| Combined Science | 94 | 75% | 65% | 43% | 9% | 93% |
| History | 71 | 56% | 41% | 75% | 26% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 58 | 46% | 18% | 38% | 20% | 97% |
| Geography | 43 | 34% | 41% | 65% | 25% | 98% |
| Computer Science | 37 | 29% | 13% | 57% | 30% | 100% |
| Applied Engineering | 37 | 29% | 0% | 30% | 18% | 84% |
| French | 36 | 29% | 18% | 75% | 29% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 32 | 25% | 23% | 94% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 32 | 25% | 23% | 91% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 32 | 25% | 23% | 97% | 46% | 100% |
| Classical Civilisation | 28 | 22% | 1% | 36% | 40% | 93% |
| Music | 25 | 20% | 5% | 60% | 33% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 22 | 17% | 11% | 41% | 24% | 91% |
| Sociology | 19 | 15% | 4% | 53% | 21% | 89% |
| Design and Technology | 18 | 14% | 11% | 33% | 23% | 100% |
| Drama | 17 | 13% | 7% | 53% | 27% | 100% |
| Latin | 15 | 12% | 1% | 100% | 74% | 100% |
| Spanish | 15 | 12% | 19% | 73% | 27% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 14 | 11% | 9% | 50% | 28% | 100% |
| Classical Greek | 6 | 5% | 0% | 83% | 92% | 100% |
| Polish | 4 | 3% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Italian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | 2 | 1% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 2 | 1% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Kensington and Chelsea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 391 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 190 | 723 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 42.70 | 37.05 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 31% | 19% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 105 | 55% | 31% |
| Economics | 44 | 23% | 13% |
| Physics | 42 | 22% | 12% |
| Biology | 33 | 17% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 32 | 17% | 17% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 16% | 5% |
| History | 30 | 16% | 13% |
| English Literature | 28 | 15% | 11% |
| Business Studies | 27 | 14% | 13% |
| Sociology | 25 | 13% | 13% |
| Classical Civilisation | 24 | 13% | 1% |
| Politics | 22 | 12% | 6% |
| Further Mathematics | 21 | 11% | 5% |
| Psychology | 21 | 11% | 23% |
| Geography | 18 | 9% | 10% |
| Music | 16 | 8% | 0% |
| Spanish | 11 | 6% | 2% |
| Product Design | 11 | 6% | 2% |
| Polish | 10 | 5% | 0% |
| French | 10 | 5% | 1% |
| Fine Art | 9 | 5% | 3% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Philosophy | — | — | 1% |
| Latin | — | — | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 19 | 10% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 11 | 6% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Where The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School is
Other secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Kensington and Chelsea’s allocation statistics.
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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.