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The London Oratory School and The Hurlingham Academy

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What differs

  • The London Oratory School is a boys' school; The Hurlingham Academy takes boys and girls.
  • The London Oratory School takes ages 7 to 18; The Hurlingham Academy takes ages 11 to 16.
  • The London Oratory School has 1,392 pupils; The Hurlingham Academy has 728.
  • The two schools are 1.3 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactThe London Oratory SchoolThe Hurlingham Academy
The basics
TypeState-funded: Academy converter

DfE register

State-funded: Academy sponsor led

DfE register

Ages7 to 18

DfE register

11 to 16

DfE register

GenderBoys

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils1,392

DfE register

728

DfE register

Religious characterRoman Catholic

DfE register

Not published
BoroughHammersmith and Fulham

DfE register

Hammersmith and Fulham

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Admissions policyNon-selective

DfE register

Non-selective

DfE register

Admissions for 2027
Next deadline to apply or register31 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 round226 first preferences for 157 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

125 first preferences for 134 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted graded inspection, 13 September 2022: Outstanding at that inspection

Ofsted

Ofsted graded inspection, 19 March 2024: Outstanding at that inspection

Ofsted

Results
Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths100% (2024/25)

DfE

Not published
GCSE: Attainment 862.3 (2024/25)

DfE

58.4 (2024/25)

DfE

GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths78% (2024/25)

DfE

65% (2024/25)

DfE

A level: average gradeB (2024/25)

DfE

Not published
A level: points per entry41.2 (2024/25)

DfE

Not published
Where leavers went
Stayed in education or work after GCSEs98% (left 2022/23)

DfE

87% (left 2022/23)

DfE

Stayed in education or work after 16 to 1889% (left 2022/23)

DfE

Not published
Pupils
Eligible for free school meals10.9%

DfE register

41.5%

DfE register

English as an additional language43.1%

school census 2024/25

39%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support7.3%

school census 2024/25

11.4%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher10.8

DfE workforce census

11.9

DfE workforce census

Overall absence6.9%

DfE, 2024/25

6.5%

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.

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