The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
Secondary schoolThe Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School is a secondary school in Kensington and Chelsea, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,034 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 15 April 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School was 61.5, against 53.4 in Kensington and Chelsea and 46.2 in England.
74% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Kensington and Chelsea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 61.5 | 53.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 74% | 60.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86.2% | 77.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 123 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- SIALIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file250 m
- Norland Place SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file250 m
- St Clement and St James CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2024. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Addison Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- St Anne's & Avondale Park Nursery SchoolNursery. Good (overall), January 2024770 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Kensington and Chelsea
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).