# The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School

The 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.

Secondary school. Code E141931. [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,034
- Council: Kensington and Chelsea
- URN: 141931

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [SIAL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sial-e136747): 250 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Norland Place School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norland-place-school-e100510): 250 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Clement and St James CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clement-and-st-james-cofe-primary-school-e100495): 580 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e100350): 630 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2024. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Addison Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/addison-primary-school-e100321): 690 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Anne's & Avondale Park Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-and-avondale-park-nursery-school-e100473): 770 m. Nursery. Good (overall), January 2024

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141931)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141931)

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