The London Oratory School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

7 to 18

Gender

Boys

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Pupils

1,392 census January 2026

Capacity

1,231

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Acting Headmaster

Mr Daniel Wright

Trust

THE LONDON ORATORY SCHOOL

Address

Seagrave Road, London, SW6 1RX

Borough

Hammersmith and Fulham

Telephone

02073850102

DfE reference (URN)

137157

Website

london-oratory.org

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Open days and tours

1. Open evening · 18:00Thursday 5 November 2026, 18:00

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2. Open evening · 14:00Wednesday 18 November 2026, 14:00

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Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

226 first-preference applications and 694 applications naming it at any preference for 157 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Hammersmith and Fulham: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 64.5% of applicants were offered their first preference and 92% were offered one of their preferences (1,109 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 85% · 2023/24: 95%
  100%This school77%Hammersmith and Fulham62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 20% · 2023/24: 32%
  15%This school20%Hammersmith and Fulham8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 113 · 2023/24: 111
  111This school108Hammersmith and Fulham106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 112 · 2023/24: 111
  111This school107Hammersmith and Fulham105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 20 pupils in the cohort

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 66.6 · 2023/24: 62.5
  62.3This school55.5Hammersmith and Fulham46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 83% · 2023/24: 75%
  78%This school62%Hammersmith and Fulham45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 96% · 2023/24: 92%
  89%This school78%Hammersmith and Fulham65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 85% · 2023/24: 82%
  83%This school68%Hammersmith and Fulham40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 6.41 · 2023/24: 5.99
  5.98This school5.20Hammersmith and Fulham4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 183 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B+ · 2023/24: B+
  BThis schoolB-Hammersmith and FulhamB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 41.9 · 2023/24: 43.3
  41.2This school37.2Hammersmith and Fulham35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 42.3 · 2023/24: 43.7
  41.6This school38.1Hammersmith and Fulham35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 33% · 2023/24: 39%
  29%This school22%Hammersmith and Fulham18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.25
  0.04This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 201 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

10.9% January 2026

English as an additional language

43.1%

Receiving SEN support

7.3%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

3.4%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

6.9% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

21.8%

Pupils per teacher

10.8 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,334

Pupils on roll

1,402

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• The London Oratory School and The Fulham Boys School0.5 miles apart
• The London Oratory School and Chelsea Academy0.8 miles apart
• The London Oratory School and Fulham Cross Academy1 mile apart
• The London Oratory School and The Hurlingham Academy1.3 miles apart

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