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St Charles Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss A Slavin

location_onLondon, W10 6EB

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

235

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Expected Standard

89%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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St Charles Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Charles Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in London, Kensington and Chelsea, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 214 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 21% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #6 of 25 primaries in Kensington and Chelsea and #537 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 70%

Reading96% LA 79%

Writing93% LA 78%

Maths93% LA 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 72%England 61%

Reading84% LA 85% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 79% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 83% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 71%England 60%

Reading85% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.9

Read

LA 0.9

4.4 to 9.3

5.0

Write

LA 1.0

2.6 to 7.3

5.9

Maths

LA 1.8

3.6 to 8.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 76%England 65%

Reading93% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.8

Read

LA 1.8

4.0 to 7.7

1.7

Write

LA 1.0

0.0 to 3.4

3.9

Maths

LA 1.4

2.3 to 5.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 74%

Reading91% LA 83%

Writing88% LA 85%

Maths91% LA 83%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.8

Read

LA 1.7

2.9 to 6.7

1.6

Write

LA 1.6

-0.2 to 3.4

4.1

Maths

LA 2.0

2.4 to 5.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 November 2023

Inspection Report

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28 February 2018

Inspection Report

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06 March 2014

Inspection Report

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11 July 2012

Inspection Report

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25 September 2008

Inspection Report

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27 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-02-28

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-07-11

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 214 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	214	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	237	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	260	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	239	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	264	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	264	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	259	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	286	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	286	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	280	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	301	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	299	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	298	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	315	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	315	7	2.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	320	1	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	328	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	327	3	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	316	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils