St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls

State-Funded School

st-philomenas-catholic-high-school-for-girls-sutton-london

LondonRegion

SuttonLocal Authority

Carshalton and WallingtonConstituency

SM5 3PSPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Sutton, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,425 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 57.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 60%
EBacc average point score: 5.3

Ethnicity

White

39%

Asian

17%

Black

25%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,425

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

38%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,425
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
31 Mar 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.