A SECONDARY school has been rated as "outstanding" following an Ofsted inspection.

St Ursula's Convent School, Greenwich, scored 24 out of 26 in areas such as the curriculum, achievement and standards.

The Crooms Hill school was described as having a "very strong spiritual ethos which has contributed significantly to its success".

Leadership and management were also ranked as "outstanding".

Headteacher Geraldine Scanlan, who has been at the school for seven years, said: "Our outstanding success is a measure of the dedication and hard work of all the staff, the diligence and motivation of our students and support of our parents."

The school, which was founded in 1877, has 626 pupils.