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Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ

URN
100055
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
URN
100055
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

60 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

48

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

48

Destinations

39

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#8 of 10 schools in Camden

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Above-average recorded crime in the surrounding area

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Your decision briefing for Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ

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Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 7 alternative schools identified

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  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
13 May 2026
Inspection date
17 March 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 17 March 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 17 March 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

103

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

274

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

94

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.66×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Camden
Admissions portal
Essex admissions
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.mariafidelis.camden.sch.uk/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

41.9

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

35.0%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

51.7%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

53.1%

EBacc achievement

Location

NW1 1LY - 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, London

Contact details

Address
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, London
Postcode
NW1 1LY
Phone
2073873856
Website
http://www.mariafidelis.camden.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Camden
Local authority code
202

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 144 schools in Camden.

Authority statistics

Total schools

144

Open schools

103

Closed schools

41

Primary schools

47

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Needs attention

    Graded 17 March 2026

  • Achievement

    Needs attention

    Graded 17 March 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Expected standard

    Graded 17 March 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 17 March 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Needs attention

    Graded 17 March 2026

  • Post-16

    Expected standard
  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    13 May 202617 March 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 13 May 2026
    25 January 20228 December 2021S5 InspectionSchool remains GoodView report for inspection published 25 January 2022
    • Report card

      Published
      13 May 2026
      Inspected
      17 March 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      25 January 2022
      Inspected
      8 December 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    34.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 69

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    9.8%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Below average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    26.4

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.27

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    2.3%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    84.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    1.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    7.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    11

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary47 (33.3%)
    • Secondary11 (7.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other83 (58.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Aloysius Roman Catholic Infant School37 mPrimaryClosed
    St Aloysius Catholic Primary School233 mPrimaryClosed
    St Christopher's Nursery School310 mNurseryClosed
    St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School310 mPrimaryOpen
    Edith Neville Primary School332 mPrimaryOpen
    Conservatoire for Dance and Drama410 mNot applicableClosed
    Regent High School490 mSecondaryOpen
    University College London573 mNot applicableOpen
    Argyle Primary School605 mPrimaryOpen
    Bridge Education, Camden Tuition Service608 mNot applicableClosed
    • St Aloysius Roman Catholic Infant School
      Distance
      37 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      233 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Christopher's Nursery School
      Distance
      310 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Closed
    • St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      310 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Camden)

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      Secondary
      Postcode
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    • Hampstead School
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    • Haverstock School
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      Postcode
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    • La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Parliament Hill School
    Edith Neville Primary School
    Distance
    332 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Conservatoire for Dance and Drama
    Distance
    410 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Regent High School
    Distance
    490 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • University College London
    Distance
    573 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Argyle Primary School
    Distance
    605 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bridge Education, Camden Tuition Service
    Distance
    608 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    NW5 1RL
    Status
    Open