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State-funded · Secondary · Southwark

St Michael's Catholic College

Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · 948 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Academy converter (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Catholic
Pupils
948 census January 2026
Capacity
980
Sixth form
Yes
Head
Ms Joanne Nottage
Trust
ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Address
Llewellyn Street, London, SE16 4UN
Borough
Southwark
Telephone
02072326432
DfE reference (URN)
150937

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 offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

    Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027 (your home borough's date).

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

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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.

192 first-preference applications and 572 applications naming it at any preference for 150 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026150192572
September 2025145215571

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

Southwark: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 72.1% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.9% were offered one of their preferences (2,489 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

Ofsted graded inspection, 29 April 2025

No overall grade was given: Ofsted had stopped using one for state schools.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth-form provision
Outstanding

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Last overall grade: Outstanding, given on 3 July 2013

(inspection of the predecessor school, St Michael's Catholic College)

Historic. This is the last time Ofsted gave the school a single overall grade. Overall grades were abolished for state schools in September 2024.

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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

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

  • Attainment 8 score
    58This school52.1Southwark46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
    66%This school55%Southwark45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
    83%This school73%Southwark65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate
    86%This school66%Southwark40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score
    5.49This school4.82Southwark4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 147 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

  • A level average result, expressed as a grade
    B-This schoolBSouthwarkB-England, state-funded
  • A level average point score per entry
    37.1This school38.8Southwark35England, state-funded
  • Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels
    38This school39.4Southwark35.8England, state-funded
  • % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects
    15%This school21%Southwark18%England, state-funded
  • A level value added score
    -0.22This 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 · 93 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
37% January 2026
English as an additional language
37.6%
Receiving SEN support
7.7%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
3.5%
Girls / boys
48% / 52%

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
5% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
12%
Pupils per teacher
11.1 2025/26

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

Places

Places
900
Pupils on roll
956

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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