Southfields Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 24 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
- 1275 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 59.0%
- Girls
- 41.0%
- First language not English
- 47.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.3%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.6%
African 16.9%
Other White 15.4%
Mixed 13.4%
White British 12.8%
Other 12%
Pakistani 9.4%
Caribbean 7.8%
Unclassified 5.4%
Other Asian 3.5%
Other Black 1.3%
Indian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.33
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 62%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 56%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.1
Local authority average 50.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.04
Local authority average 4.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Southfields Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 157
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 69
- 3rd preference
- 118
- From another Local Authority
- 69
Offers
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 21
- To another Local Authority
- 18
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 85 65 |
| Year 8 | 159 104 55 |
| Year 9 | 180 118 62 |
| Year 10 | 201 117 84 |
| Year 11 | 206 119 87 |
| Year 12 | 235 133 102 |
| Year 13 | 144 76 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 93.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 15.0% 13.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 76.0% 76.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 2.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 81.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 8.0% 25.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 8.0% 23.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.7% 1.7% |