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The London Oratory School[1]

Secondary · ages 7–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 60 59.9 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 100% 100% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
59.9 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
67.2% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
24.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.62 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 62.3[7] 77.6%[7]
2023/24 62.5[5] 75.3%[5] +0.62[5]
2022/23 66.6[8] 83%[8] +0.90[8]
2021/22 66.9[9] 80%[9] +0.75[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
29% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B+[11] 38.9%[11]
2022/23 B+[12] 33.3%[12]
2021/22 A-[13] 50.5%[13]
2018/19 B[14] 23.5%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
100% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
15% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
111 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
111 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 95%[16] 32%[16] 111[16] 111[16]
2022/23 85%[17] 20%[17] 113[17] 112[17]
2018/19 90%[18] 5%[18] 112[18] 108[18]
2017/18 100%[19] 45%[19] 110[19] 111[19]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
98% 2022/23[20]
School sixth form
81% 2022/23[20]
Sixth-form college
7% 2022/23[20]
Further education college
6% 2022/23[20]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[20]
Employment
0% 2022/23[20]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 100%[21] 85%[21] 9%[21] 6%[21] 0%[21] 1%[21]
2020/21 97%[22] 78%[22] 4%[22] 9%[22] 2%[22] 1%[22]
2019/20 98%[23] 85%[23] 3%[23] 8%[23] 1%[23] 0%[23]
2018/19 98%[24] 83%[24] 2%[24] 9%[24] 1%[24] 2%[24]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
89% 2022/23[25]
Education
79% 2022/23[25]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[25]
Employment
9% 2022/23[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 91%[26] 82%[26] 0%[26] 9%[26]
2020/21 87%[27] 79%[27] 0%[27] 8%[27]
2019/20 92%[28] 87%[28] 1%[28] 4%[28]
2018/19 91%[29] 77%[29] 1%[29] 13%[29]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
90% 2021/22[30]
Top third of most selective universities
75% 2021/22[30]
Russell Group universities
69% 2019/20[31]
Oxford or Cambridge
4% 2019/20[31]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 91%[32] 73%[32]
2019/20 96%[31] 76%[31] 69%[31] 4%[31]
2018/19 93%[33] 65%[33] 59%[33] 4%[33]
2017/18 91%[34] 68%[34] 62%[34] 6%[34]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
13 Sep 2022[35]
Type
S5 Inspection[35]
Report published
13 Oct 2022[35]
Personal development
Outstanding[35]
Quality of education
Outstanding[35]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[35]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[35]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[35]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[35]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[35]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.4 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Applications (any preference)
694 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences
226 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Places offered
157 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 734[36] 244[36] 152[36] 4.8[36] 1.6[36]
Entry Sept 2024 714[36] 239[36] 152[36] 4.7[36] 1.6[36]
Entry Sept 2023 758[36] 274[36] 155[36] 4.9[36] 1.8[36]
Entry Sept 2022 769[36] 235[36] 153[36] 5.0[36] 1.5[36]

Admissions

Application deadline
31 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[37]
Places (published admission number)
160 2026-10-14[37]
Sibling priority
Candidates who have a sibling at the School on the date of admission to the School will have priority at the top of Category B. 2026-10-14[37]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
7–18[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1231[1]
Trust
THE LONDON ORATORY SCHOOL[1]
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham[1]
Website
http://www.london-oratory.org[1]
District
Hammersmith and Fulham[38]
Postcode
SW6 1RX[1]
URN
137157[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1398 2024/25[39]
English as an additional language
43.1% 2024/25[39]
SEN support
7.3% 2024/25[39]
EHC plan
3.4% 2024/25[39]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
12.5% 2024/25[39]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
65.9%[40]
Mixed
12.4%[40]
Asian
5.6%[40]
Black
8.4%[40]
Any other ethnic group
4.4%[40]
Unclassified
3.3%[40]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Leaders have high ambitions for the achievement of all pupils. The academic curriculum is broader than the national curriculum. When appropriate, they encourage pupils to attempt work beyond what is expected for their age. Pupils love to be challenged in this way.[41]
Warmth
Pupils described the school community as a family. Bullying is never tolerated. This is a school where pupils thrive. They are happy and safe.[41]
Pastoral care
Pupils are confident to go to adults in the school if they need help. They appreciate the sources of support available to them, such as the school counselling service.[41]
Behaviour
In class, low-level disruption is very rare so learning proceeds uninterrupted. Pupils are polite and well mannered. They are curious learners who work hard in class.[41]
Learning support
Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are extremely well supported. teachers work effectively with specialist staff to enable pupils with SEND to access the full curriculum and achieve as highly as their peers.[41]
Enrichment
Pupils make the most of the extensive opportunities on offer outside the taught curriculum.[41]
Pupil voice
Students in the sixth form are role models to younger pupils. They support younger pupils by reading with them and organising enrichment clubs and events.[41]
Structure
Leaders have very high expectations for the behaviour of pupils in the school and pupils behave exceptionally well.[41]
Sport
Sports clubs in rugby, water polo and boxing are also very popular.[41]
Performing arts
Music and singing are at the heart of the school. In curriculum music in Years 7 to 9, all pupils learn to play musical instruments.[41]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  10. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  15. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  16. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  33. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  35. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  36. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  37. cdn.prod.website-files.com: cdn.prod.website-files.com — 6a26c287ce8916dbf2c528e7 ADMISSIONS ARRANGMENTS FIRST FORM 2027 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (3)
    All applicants should register an application on the e-admission system by 5.00pm on 31st October 2026. (p. 1)
    There were 694 applications for the 160 places (Published Admission Number) in first form in September 2026. (p. 2)
    (1) Candidates who have a sibling at the School on the date of admission to the School ( see note 7). Candidates meeting this criterion will be placed at the top of Category B. (p. 2)
  38. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  41. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (16)
    Sports clubs in rugby, water polo and boxing are also very popular (p. 3)
    Pupils described the school community as a family. Bullying is never tolerated (p. 2)
    This is a school where pupils thrive. They are happy and safe (p. 2)
    Leaders have high ambitions for the achievement of all pupils. The academic curriculum is broader than the national curriculum (p. 2)
    When appropriate, they encourage pupils to attempt work beyond what is expected for their age. Pupils love to be challenged in this way (p. 2)
    Pupils are confident to go to adults in the school if they need help (p. 3)
    They appreciate the sources of support available to them, such as the school counselling service (p. 3)
    In class, low-level disruption is very rare so learning proceeds uninterrupted (p. 2)
    Pupils are polite and well mannered. They are curious learners who work hard in class (p. 2)
    Leaders have very high expectations for the behaviour of pupils in the school and pupils behave exceptionally well (p. 2)
    Pupils make the most of the extensive opportunities on offer outside the taught curriculum (p. 3)
    Students in the sixth form are role models to younger pupils. They support younger pupils by reading with them and organising enrichment clubs and events (p. 2)
    Music and singing are at the heart of the school (p. 2)
    In curriculum music in Years 7 to 9, all pupils learn to play musical instruments (p. 2)
    Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are extremely well supported (p. 3)
    teachers work effectively with specialist staff to enable pupils with SEND to access the full curriculum and achieve as highly as their peers (p. 3)