Voluntary aided school

Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School

Mixed · ages 11–19 · with sixth form · Roman CatholicLambeth, London · London SW16 2HYSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,187of 1,200 places
Free school meals
23.2%
Year 11 cohort 2025
177
Ofsted
Inspected, 25 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 195 pupils who finished Year 11 at Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School in 2023, 74% stayed on in Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School’s own sixth form (Lambeth average 51%), 19% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.

Among the 132 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 73% went to university (Lambeth 48%, England 37%), and 30% 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 57.7 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Lambeth, with 62% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 99% 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 Lambeth and England.

This school
Lambeth
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolLambethEngland
Pupils in the cohort1952,440607,348
Any sustained destination97%91%92%
Stayed in education97%90%86%
— school sixth form74%51%34%
— sixth form college3%9%13%
— further education college19%27%37%
— other education0%3%2%
Apprenticeship0%3%
Employment1%1%3%
No sustained destination1%5%6%
Destination unknown2%4%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Lambeth
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolLambethEngland
Students in the cohort1321,898541,441
Any sustained destination92%78%79%
University (higher education)73%48%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students30%23%19%
Further education2%8%5%
Apprenticeship3%3%7%
Employment14%18%28%
No sustained destination5%15%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolLambethEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)57.745.446.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths62%41%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths83%63%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects67%49%41%
EBacc average point score5.444.104.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort27%49%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils51.239.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils60.150.950.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language35%48%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics177100%88%31%22%84%
English Language177100%89%27%20%90%
English Literature17699%86%31%21%94%
Religious Studies17599%31%37%32%83%
Combined Science12671%65%5%9%74%
History9353%41%39%26%82%
Geography8548%41%39%25%87%
Business Studies6637%18%15%20%82%
Physics5129%23%63%46%100%
Chemistry5129%23%73%47%100%
Biology5028%23%70%45%100%
Spanish3922%19%56%27%100%
Art and Design3821%7%24%24%82%
French2916%18%55%29%83%
Polish2414%1%96%84%96%
Latin2313%1%87%74%100%
Physical Education2212%11%36%24%100%
German1911%5%47%33%100%
Computer Science1810%13%78%30%100%
Drama169%7%13%27%75%
Music85%5%50%33%75%
Textiles85%2%25%27%100%
Portuguese85%0%63%50%88%
Italian21%0%53%
Russian21%0%87%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health Studies2119%
Sports Studies1817%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction1413%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolLambethEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study270
— of whom A level students1081,067261,341
Average A level gradeBC+B-
Average points per A level entry40.4834.9635.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsBB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects25%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics4340%31%
Economics2826%13%
Sociology2624%13%
Psychology2220%23%
Physics1817%12%
History1716%13%
Politics1615%6%
English Literature1615%11%
Chemistry1615%17%
Biology1514%20%
Computer Science1312%5%
Religious Studies1211%4%
Geography109%10%
Further Mathematics109%5%
Business Studies87%13%
Art and Design76%1%
Polish76%0%
Spanish66%2%
French66%1%
Portuguese0%
German0%
Music0%
Physical Education3%
Classical Civilisation1%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*1716%
Computer Architecture / SystemsBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1413%
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 31413%
Business StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*1211%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)109%
Art and DesignBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
SociologyGCE AS level (All)
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
SociologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma at Level 3
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*

Other secondary schools in Lambeth

Dunraven School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,744 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7

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.