Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls

About Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls

Parents considering Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls will find a school that local families clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 180 applications for just 94 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.91. That means nearly two families applied for every spot, and only 48 first-preference offers were made. This level of demand suggests a strong reputation among Brent parents, though the school does not publish a formal parent recommendation percentage. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic secondary for girls aged 11 to 18, with a current roll of 966 pupils against a capacity of 1,044, so it is running close to full. Headteacher L. McGowan leads a school where 41.7 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure well above the national average, indicating a genuinely diverse intake.

Academically, Saint Claudine's delivers results that comfortably exceed local and national benchmarks. Its Progress 8 score of 0.8 is rated 'well above average' and sits above the Brent local authority average of 0.73. This places the school 5th out of 13 secondary schools in the borough, and 187th nationally out of 3,141 schools. In English, the Progress 8 score is particularly strong at 1.21, while maths progress is more modest at 0.04. At GCSE, 57.1 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths, and 35.1 per cent secured the English Baccalaureate at that level. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated it Good overall, with Good for leadership and management. Its previous graded inspection in 2013 had rated it Outstanding, so the current rating represents a step down, though the 2022 ungraded inspection confirmed the school 'remains Good'. At A-level, the picture is more mixed: the value-added score is -0.39, classed as 'below average', with an average grade of C across best three A-levels and 28.19 points per entry.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a Sixth Form Centre, science labs, a theatre, swimming pool, sports hall, tennis courts and a chapel. There are eight sports on offer, from netball and hockey to martial arts and dance, plus clubs such as Book Club, Science Club, Coding, Model UN and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. For pupils with additional needs, the school lists ten SEND provisions covering dyslexia, moderate and severe learning difficulties, autism, speech and language needs, and physical disabilities. The school is officially a secondary with a sixth form, so girls can stay on post-16. It is not a boarding school and has no nursery provision. Given its strong Progress 8 scores and high demand for places, this school will particularly suit families who prioritise academic progress at GCSE level and want a single-sex Catholic environment in north-west London. The high FSM percentage also suggests a genuinely comprehensive intake, which may appeal to parents who value diversity.

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