The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School

State-Funded School

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LondonRegion

Kensington and ChelseaLocal Authority

Kensington and BayswaterConstituency

W14 8BZPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kensington and Chelsea, London.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,034 pupils. The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School is part of SAINT JOHN SOUTHWORTH CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 15 Apr 2026 · published 8 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Exceptional

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 67.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 80.2%
EBacc average point score: 5.87

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

Black

14%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,034

Total Pupils

85%Boys

15%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

46%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,034
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: SAINT JOHN SOUTHWORTH CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Jan 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
6 Oct 2006	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.