Side by side
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School and St Aloysius' College
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 Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School is a girls' school; St Aloysius' College takes boys and girls.
- La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School takes ages 11 to 18; St Aloysius' College takes ages 11 to 19.
- La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School has 550 pupils; St Aloysius' College has 341.
- The two schools are 0.8 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School | St Aloysius' College |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 18 DfE register | 11 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Girls DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 550 DfE register | 341 DfE register |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic DfE register | Roman Catholic DfE register |
| Borough | Camden DfE register | Islington 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 20 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 20 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 28 first preferences for 62 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 54 first preferences for 86 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, 3 December 2024 Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 7 June 2022: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 48.5 (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 42% (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| A level: average grade | C+ (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| A level: points per entry | 34.2 (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 94% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 92% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 42.6% DfE register | 66.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 46.8% school census 2024/25 | Not published |
| Receiving SEN support | 7.5% school census 2024/25 | Not published |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.7 DfE workforce census | 12.7 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 7.7% DfE, 2024/25 | Not published |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. 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.