The London Oratory School

About The London Oratory School

The London Oratory School holds an Ofsted Outstanding rating from its most recent inspection in 2022, with every graded category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision — all judged Outstanding. But the most telling academic metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.62, which places pupils’ progress well above the national average. That score means the average student here achieves nearly two-thirds of a grade more per subject across eight GCSEs than pupils with similar starting points nationally. It also sits comfortably above the Hammersmith and Fulham local authority average Progress 8 of 0.35, and ranks the school 6th out of 11 secondary schools in the borough. In the London region, it comes 133rd out of 487 schools, and nationally it sits in the top 12 per cent of all schools for this measure.

At KS4, the school’s Attainment 8 score is 62.5, and 92.3 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths — the basics measure. The EBacc average point score is 5.99, with 82.4 per cent of pupils entered for the EBacc suite of subjects and 69.2 per cent achieving a grade 4 or above across all five components. At A-level, the school’s value-added score is 0.25, classed as above average, and the average points per entry is 43.27, equivalent to a B+ grade. The best three A-levels average out at a B+ as well, with 38.9 per cent of entries achieving grades AAB or higher. The sixth form is officially part of the school and had 199 pupils in the most recent data. The Progress 8 banding is described as well above average, and the school’s EBacc progress score of 0.94 is particularly strong.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 152 places in the 2025/26 academic year, there were 734 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 4.83. Of 244 first-preference applications, 116 received offers. The London Oratory is a Roman Catholic boys’ secondary with a co-educational sixth form, admitting pupils from age 7 to 18. It has a wide range of facilities including a theatre, chapel, sixth form centre, astro turf, tennis courts, and science labs. Sports on offer include rugby, hockey, cricket, swimming, and athletics, and clubs range from choir and Model UN to coding, DofE, and debate. The school lists SEND provisions for nine categories including dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and physical disability. It suits families seeking a high-performing Catholic school with strong academic outcomes, a well-regarded sixth form, and a clear oversubscription process that demands early planning.

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