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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 3 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 22 October 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry399 applications · 130 places offered · 93 named it first
- 2026 3.1; Southwark median median 3.1
- 2025 3.1; Southwark median median 3.1
- 2024 2.8; Southwark median median 3.1
- 2023 2.6; Southwark median median 3.2
- 2022 3.1; Southwark median median 3.1
- 2021 2.2; Southwark median median 3.1
- 2020 2.3; Southwark median median 3.2
- 2019 2.7; Southwark median median 3.3
- 2018 2.6; Southwark median median 3.4
- 2017 3.1; Southwark median median 3.1
- 2016 3.2; Southwark median median 2.8
- 2015 2.9; Southwark median median 2.8
- 2014 3.4; Southwark median median 3.2
- This school
- Southwark median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 130 | 399 | 3.1 | 93 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2025 | 125 | 392 | 3.1 | 91 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2024 | 168 | 468 | 2.8 | 134 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2023 | 161 | 422 | 2.6 | 111 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2022 | 152 | 471 | 3.1 | 103 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2021 | 176 | 395 | 2.2 | 93 | 0.53 |
| Sep 2020 | 178 | 409 | 2.3 | 98 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2019 | 188 | 503 | 2.7 | 93 | 0.49 |
| Sep 2018 | 208 | 532 | 2.6 | 100 | 0.48 |
| Sep 2017 | 181 | 560 | 3.1 | 98 | 0.54 |
| Sep 2016 | 180 | 580 | 3.2 | 96 | 0.53 |
| Sep 2015 | 186 | 539 | 2.9 | 94 | 0.51 |
| Sep 2014 | 178 | 606 | 3.4 | 109 | 0.61 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 133 | 44.0 | 50% | 70% | – |
| 2024/25 | 156 | 43.3 | 44% | 67% | – |
| 2023/24 | 155 | 41.5 | 41% | 68% | +0.18 |
| 2022/23 | 173 | 44.1 | 46% | 68% | +0.12 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Ark Walworth AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.1applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
- 0.7 km · Southwark202632.6Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · SouthwarkGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · Southwark20262.8applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · SouthwarkGood20223.0applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · Southwark20263.8applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · SouthwarkRemains Good20222.8applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · SouthwarkGraded · no overall grade20253.8applications per place 58.7Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · SouthwarkGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135315 · 210/6909
- Trust
- Ark Schools
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 973 on roll
- Free school meals
- 70.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2007
- Replaced
- Walworth School (URN 100843)
- Address
- Shorncliffe Road, London, SE1 5UJ
- Local authority
- Southwark
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources