Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College, London

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College on 6 areas: 6 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "The school is rightly very proud of pupils' achievements."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Historically, pupils' attendance has been close to the national average."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have precise insight into the effectiveness of the curriculum and teaching across the school."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a secure culture of inclusion."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have a detailed understanding of the school's strengths and areas for further development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have established an extensive and well-considered personal development programme."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to embed school improvement strategies to ensure greater consistency across the school so that all pupils achieve exceptionally well academically and personally".

In 2026, pupils at Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 58.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 56.3 in Hammersmith and Fulham and 47 across England.

58% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 65% in Hammersmith and Fulham and 47% in England.

That is up from 57.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.44: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 52.7, against 63.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College as their first choice and 205 named it as one of their preferences, for 94 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College are Fulham Cross Academy (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.9); The Fulham Boys School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 63.8); Lady Margaret School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 64.7); and The London Oratory School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.9).

Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College is one of 31 schools run by Bourne Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.4 in 2024/25.

Of the 131 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 21% to a further education college and 2% into work.

52.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 49.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are other ethnic groups (28%), Black (22%) and Mixed (16%).

In 2026, 65 pupils (15.3%) received SEN support and 13 (3.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest Underground station is Barons Court Underground Station, about 1000 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Munster Road / Fulham Cross, 100 metres away.

In 2024/25, Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College issued 27 suspensions, 5.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College are Sir John Lillie Primary School (0.2 miles), St Augustine's RC Primary School (0.3 miles), St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles) and Queen's Manor School (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.