St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls

St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls is a girls' secondary school in Carshalton for ages 11 to 18.

Daily challenges that keep pace with your child's school year

For Years 1 to 6, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and an 11+ track when you're ready.

Full inspection, February 2022.

Inspectors found the school has a calm and orderly environment where low-level disruption is rare and pupils behave well.
The report says some checks on pupils' learning do not always pick up when pupils find key academic language hard to grasp.

Our summary of Ofsted's report. Read the full reports on Ofsted's website. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

The school's mission statement is 'Unless the Lord build the house, they labour in vain who build it'.
The school is situated in twenty-five acres of beautiful parkland and buildings include a refurbished Queen Anne Mansion.
The school's core belief is 'Have courage, don't lose heart' regardless of the challenges.
The school describes itself as having a strong Catholic ethos that permeates the whole school community.

Year 7 pupils are taught in mixed ability groups in all subjects except Maths and Science, which are set.
Sixth form students have one timetabled Core RE lesson per week.

Pupils with SEND can contact the SEND department by email at send@stphils.org.uk.
Sixth form students usually study three Level 3 subjects, either A Levels, BTEC or a combination, or a T Level.
Students who have not achieved a grade 4 in GCSE Maths or English at Key Stage 4 must continue to study that subject until they achieve it.

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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 103013. Checked 9 November 2026.

For Years 1 to 6, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and an 11+ track when you're ready.