Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School | Secondary with sixth form in London, Lambeth | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School

SecondaryPost 16

Lambeth · London · SW16 2HY http://www.btg.ac/

Pupils
1,187
cap. 1,200
Ages
11 - 19
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
25 Feb 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

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

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
14 Oct 2014
Full inspectionOutstanding
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22 Feb 2012
Full inspectionGood
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30 Jun 2010
Interim assessment
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Lambeth. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
83%
-1pp
LA
64%
England
66%
87%81%75%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
62%
-9pp
LA
41%
England
46%
71%65%58%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
57.7
-1.7
LA
46.2
England
46.8
60.357.554.7
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
67%
+8pp
LA
50%
England
41%
67%56%45%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
9.6
-0.2
LA
6.0
England
7.7
10.39.58.8
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.74
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
40.5
+1.6
LA
34.7
England
32.4
42.438.835.3
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.10
-0.1
LA
+0.10
+0.2-0.1-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
25%
+5pp
LA
18%
England
14%
25%17%9%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B
0
B+BB-
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.10
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

97%

staying in education or employment

1% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education97%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

92%

staying in education or employment

5% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education76%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment14%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,179
cap. 1,200
1,2351,2051,175
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.1
LA AVG 16.06:1
14.313.512.7
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
42%
LA AVG 44.31%
46%43%39%
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FSM eligible
24%
LA AVG 50.45%
25%20%16%
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SEN
18%
LA AVG 19.45%
18%14%9%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
7%
England
9%
5%4%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
5%
LA
22%
England
24%
9%6%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressBelltrees Grove, London, SW16 2HY
Telephone02087693294
Local authorityLambeth
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio13.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Finance£9511 spend / pupil£9128 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2583%62%57.7Not applicable67%9.6177
2023/2484%70%59.4+0.7459%9.8179
2022/2385%67%57.7+0.7757%10.3195
2021/2287%71%60.3+0.6259%10.2181
2018/1975%58%56.1+0.5356%8.8170
2017/1882%58%55.0+0.6945%8.8180
2016/1778%61%54.7+0.4849%165
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2568%
2023/2463%
2022/2364%
2021/2264%
2018/1969%
2017/1861%
2016/1761%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2540.5B+0.1025%136
2023/2438.9B+0.1820%132
2022/2339.1B20%137
2021/2242.4B+25%132
2018/1936.1B--0.049%127
2017/1836.6B--0.2811%153
2016/1735.3B-+0.0919%175

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,17913.118%42%24%4%5%
2023/241,17512.716%43%21%4%6%
2022/231,20513.216%39%21%4%7%
2021/221,20013.814%41%21%5%8%
2020/211,20213.112%41%16%
2018/191,23514.39%43%24%3%3%
2017/181,19713.214%42%24%3%6%
2016/171,21513.116%46%24%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.