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Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 46 46.1 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C- C- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
46.1 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
45.7% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
14.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.58 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 41.9[6] 35%[6]
2023/24 41.8[4] 38.9%[4] -0.58[4]
2022/23 40.5[7] 38%[7] -0.33[7]
2021/22 44.1[8] 43%[8] -0.17[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2.3% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C-[10] 5.7%[10]
2022/23 C[11] 3.2%[11]
2021/22 C+[12] 6.3%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 4.5%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
86% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
49% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
4% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
29% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 93%[15] 51%[15] 6%[15] 33%[15] 0%[15] 2%[15]
2020/21 95%[16] 55%[16] 2%[16] 36%[16] 0%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 94%[17] 58%[17] 8%[17] 27%[17] 0%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 93%[18] 40%[18] 11%[18] 37%[18] 0%[18] 4%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
81% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
67% 2022/23[19]
Education
74% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[19]
Employment
6% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 94%[20] 76%[20] 84%[20] 2%[20] 8%[20]
2020/21 81%[21] 59%[21] 63%[21] 6%[21] 13%[21]
2019/20 80%[22] 67%[22] 80%[22] 0%[22] 0%[22]
2018/19 84%[23] 65%[23] 74%[23] 0%[23] 10%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
90% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
27% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
31% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
4% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 76%[26] 38%[26]
2019/20 85%[25] 35%[25] 31%[25] 4%[25]
2018/19 85%[27] 15%[27] 15%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 84%[28] 13%[28] 13%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
17 Mar 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
13 May 2026[29]
Inclusion
Expected standard[29]
Achievement
Needs attention[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Needs attention[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Expected standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
7 Dec 2021[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
23 Nov 2016[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] No overall grade[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.1 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
280 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
82 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
135 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.6 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 274[32] 69[32] 103[32] 2.7[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2024 356[32] 99[32] 145[32] 2.5[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2023 331[32] 96[32] 132[32] 2.5[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2022 331[32] 86[32] 141[32] 2.3[32] 0.6[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Voluntary aided school[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
917[1]
Local authority
Camden[1]
Website
http://www.mariafidelis.camden.sch.uk/[1]
District
Camden[33]
Postcode
NW1 1LY[1]
URN
100055[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
812 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
46.4% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
14.4% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
3.7% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
63.5% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
26.7%[35]
Mixed
15.2%[35]
Asian
14.9%[35]
Black
33.5%[35]
Any other ethnic group
9.2%[35]
Unclassified
0.5%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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