Side by side
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School and Lambeth Academy
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School is a girls' school; Lambeth Academy takes boys and girls.
- La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School has 1,197 pupils; Lambeth Academy has 865.
- Religious character: La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School, Roman Catholic; Lambeth Academy, Other Christian.
- The two schools are 0.7 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School | Lambeth Academy |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 18 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Girls DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,197 DfE register | 865 DfE register |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic DfE register | Christian DfE register |
| Borough | Lambeth DfE register | Lambeth DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 91 first preferences for 150 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 162 first preferences for 130 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 13 December 2023: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 8 May 2025: Improved significantly Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 48.8 (2024/25) DfE | 52.8 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 45% (2024/25) DfE | 49% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | C (2024/25) DfE | B- (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 31.6 (2024/25) DfE | 36.8 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 95% (left 2022/23) DfE | 85% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 88% (left 2022/23) DfE | 82% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 38.9% DfE register | 53.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 54.8% school census 2024/25 | 41.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 5.8% school census 2024/25 | 16% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.9 DfE workforce census | 13.5 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 5.6% DfE, 2024/25 | 6.7% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.