What is The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School's Ofsted rating?

The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School received a Outstanding rating from Ofsted following its 2021 inspection.

What are The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School's latest exam results?

The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 67.1. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School located?

The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School is a secondary school in London, Kensington and Chelsea (W14 8BZ).

How many pupils attend The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School?

The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School has around 1,024 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School

89 Addison Road, London, W14 8BZ

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Boys

Ofsted

Outstanding

Nov 2021

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

67.1school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

67.1

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

56.4%

Basics 9-5

80.2%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

67.1

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	65.2	46.4
2023/24	67.4	46.4
2024/25	67.1	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	+0.86	0.00
2023/24	+1.00	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

31.0%

EBacc APS

5.86

EBacc 9-5

27.0%

EBacc 9-4

28.6%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

42.70

A*-A Grades

45.6%

A*-B Grades

76.3%

AAB+ %

31.3%

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

Based on 192 students entered

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