The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
About the school
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School is an open secondary school in Kensington and Chelsea.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 15 April 2026
- Published
- 8 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Exceptional
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 67.2
- Kensington and Chelsea
- 54.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Kensington and Chelsea
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 80.20%
- Kensington and Chelsea
- 61.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 94.40%
- Kensington and Chelsea
- 77.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 31.00%
- Kensington and Chelsea
- 45.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.87
- Kensington and Chelsea
- 4.89
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B+
Average A-level points
- School
- 42.7
AAB or better
- School
- 31.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1024
Girls
15.72%
Boys
84.28%
SEN support
11.33%
Education, health and care plan
4.98%
English as an additional language
44.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.01%
Overall absence
5.3
Persistent absence
11.65
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
126
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
96%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
195
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
69%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
13%