Southfields Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 23 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Unique reference
- 138682
- Address
- 333 Merton Road, Wandsworth, SW18 5JU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1179 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 61.0%
- Girls
- 39.0%
- First language not English
- 46.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.2%
- Persistent absence
- 18.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.3%
African 18.5%
Other White 14.2%
Mixed 13.8%
White British 12.6%
Other 11.7%
Pakistani 10.1%
Caribbean 7.2%
Unclassified 5.5%
Other Asian 3.2%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Black 1%
Indian 0.9%
Irish 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 62%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 57%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.3
Local authority average 51.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.37
Local authority average 4.85
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 20 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Southfields Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 140
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 65
- 3rd preference
- 90
- From another Local Authority
- 56
Offers
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 16
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 140 79 61 |
| Year 8 | 145 79 66 |
| Year 9 | 157 104 53 |
| Year 10 | 183 116 67 |
| Year 11 | 205 125 80 |
| Year 12 | 211 140 71 |
| Year 13 | 138 76 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 90.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 15.0% 16.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 72.0% 69.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 3.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 68.0% 75.6% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 10.0% 21.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.6% 2.4% |