La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School, London

In 2026, pupils at La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Lambeth and 47 across England.

60% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Lambeth and 47% in England.

That is up from 48.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.22: 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 52.2, against 53.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 1.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 91 families put La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School as their first choice and 317 named it as one of their preferences, for 150 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School are Harris Academy Clapham (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2); Chestnut Grove Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.1); The Elms Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.7); and Trinity Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40).

La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 164 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 15% to a further education college.

Of the 161 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 65% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 11% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

36.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 56.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (61%), other ethnic groups (10%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 74 pupils (6.2%) received SEN support and 25 (2.1%) 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 specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School has a resourced provision: 12 places, 9 pupils on roll.

The nearest Underground station is Clapham South Underground Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Belthorn Crescent (->w), 240 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 738 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lambeth (1302).

In 2024/25, La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School issued 75 suspensions, 6.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School are Henry Cavendish Primary School (0.2 miles), Alderbrook Primary School (0.3 miles), St Bede's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles) and Bonneville Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.