Ark All Saints Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 568 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.2
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St Michael's Catholic College
- Pupils on roll
- 948of 980 places
- Free school meals
- 37.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 147
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 29 April 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Michael's Catholic College (URN 138961, until 1 April 2024).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where St Michael's Catholic College’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 58.0 against 46.1 across England and 52.1 in Southwark, with 66% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 63% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.
Nearly everyone studies a modern language to GCSE (Spanish, French entries add up to 100% of the cohort), which is rare outside selective and independent schools.
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 Southwark and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 58.0 | 52.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 66% | 55% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 73% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 86% | 67% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.49 | 4.82 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 36% | 45% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 51.3 | 44.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 61.7 | 58.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 47% | 33% | 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 | 147 | 100% | 89% | 27% | 20% | 88% |
| Mathematics | 147 | 100% | 88% | 32% | 22% | 84% |
| Religious Studies | 146 | 99% | 31% | 55% | 32% | 88% |
| English Literature | 146 | 99% | 86% | 38% | 21% | 92% |
| Combined Science | 111 | 76% | 65% | 14% | 9% | 82% |
| Spanish | 93 | 63% | 19% | 47% | 27% | 80% |
| History | 76 | 52% | 41% | 45% | 26% | 87% |
| Geography | 67 | 46% | 41% | 39% | 25% | 85% |
| French | 60 | 41% | 18% | 42% | 29% | 82% |
| Business Studies | 37 | 25% | 18% | 27% | 20% | 86% |
| Chemistry | 36 | 24% | 23% | 50% | 47% | 64% |
| Biology | 36 | 24% | 23% | 53% | 45% | 67% |
| Physics | 24 | 16% | 23% | 75% | 46% | 96% |
| Fine Art | 24 | 16% | 9% | 4% | 28% | 92% |
| Drama | 21 | 14% | 7% | 38% | 27% | 90% |
| Media Studies | 17 | 12% | 4% | 47% | 20% | 94% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 10% | 13% | 47% | 30% | 93% |
| Physical Education | 11 | 7% | 11% | 55% | 24% | 91% |
| Music | 9 | 6% | 5% | 56% | 33% | 100% |
| Portuguese | 7 | 5% | 0% | 71% | 50% | 100% |
| Polish | 6 | 4% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 4 | 3% | 11% | — | 23% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 12 | 13% | — |
| Small Business Management | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 196 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 93 | 1,360 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 37.10 | 38.79 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 15% | 21% | 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 | 28 | 30% | 31% |
| Psychology | 23 | 25% | 23% |
| History | 20 | 22% | 13% |
| Economics | 20 | 22% | 13% |
| Geography | 19 | 20% | 10% |
| Business Studies | 18 | 19% | 13% |
| Biology | 15 | 16% | 20% |
| Sociology | 14 | 15% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 13 | 14% | 17% |
| English Literature | 13 | 14% | 11% |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 13% | 4% |
| Physics | 11 | 12% | 12% |
| Media Studies | 11 | 12% | 4% |
| Computer Science | 11 | 12% | 5% |
| Spanish | 9 | 10% | 2% |
| Politics | 9 | 10% | 6% |
| Fine Art | 8 | 9% | 3% |
| English Language | 7 | 8% | 4% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance / Accounting (General) | VRQ Level 3 | 22 | 24% | — |
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma at Level 3 | 13 | 14% | — |
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 8 | 9% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
Where St Michael's Catholic College is
Other secondary schools in Southwark 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 Southwark’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Southwark
Ark Globe Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,272 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.4
Ark Walworth Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 973 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.3
Bacon's College
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,025 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.4
City of London Academy (Southwark)
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,589 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.9
Harris Academy Bermondsey
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 781 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.6
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.