Voluntary aided school · Wandsworth

Saint John Bosco College

11–18Ages
828Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
135762URN

Parkham Street, Battersea, London, SW11 3DQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.4 below Wandsworth median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Wandsworth

206 applications for 107 places · 10th of 11 in Wandsworth

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.6of 90

Wandsworth 50.2 England 46.0

11th of 11 in Wandsworth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

7 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 February 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Wandsworth median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

206 applications · 107 places offered · 59 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Wandsworth median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Wandsworth median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2023 2.0; Wandsworth median median 2.5
2022 2.4; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2021 1.9; Wandsworth median median 3.3
2020 1.9; Wandsworth median median 3.4
2019 2.3; Wandsworth median median 3.7
2018 1.4; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2017 1.7; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2016 2.7; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2015 3.0; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2014 3.5; Wandsworth median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Wandsworth median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Wandsworth 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	107	206	1.9	59	0.55
Sep 2025	132	262	2.0	89	0.67
Sep 2024	142	275	1.9	78	0.55
Sep 2023	133	264	2.0	65	0.49
Sep 2022	121	290	2.4	69	0.57
Sep 2021	147	280	1.9	69	0.47
Sep 2020	158	303	1.9	71	0.45
Sep 2019	124	285	2.3	62	0.50
Sep 2018	211	286	1.4	60	0.28
Sep 2017	147	242	1.7	59	0.40
Sep 2016	92	251	2.7	50	0.54
Sep 2015	86	255	3.0	42	0.49
Sep 2014	45	156	3.5	16	0.36

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

137 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.611th of 11 in Wandsworth

Wandsworth 50.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%11th of 11 in Wandsworth

Wandsworth 53% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Wandsworth 75% England 66%

This school
Wandsworth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.17

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	137	44.6	42%	60%	–
2024/25	130	43.5	30%	62%	–
2023/24	136	44.0	30%	52%	+0.17
2022/23	133	43.7	38%	52%	−0.10

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

Saint John Bosco CollegeThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Chelsea Academy
0.8 km · Kensington and Chelsea

Good2023

2.9applications per place 53.3Attainment 8
Harris Academy Battersea
0.9 km · Wandsworth

Remains Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
The London Oratory School
1.7 km · Hammersmith and Fulham

Outstanding2022

4.4applications per place 59.9Attainment 8
The Hurlingham Academy
1.9 km · Hammersmith and Fulham

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place 58.4Attainment 8
Lady Margaret School
1.9 km · Hammersmith and Fulham

Outstanding2023

6.2applications per place 64.7Attainment 8
The Fulham Boys School
2.0 km · Hammersmith and Fulham

Good2022

5.2applications per place 63.8Attainment 8
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
2.1 km · Wandsworth

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.7applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
St. Thomas More Language College
2.1 km · Kensington and Chelsea

Good2022

2.0applications per place 45.3Attainment 8

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135762 · 212/4008
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 828 on roll
Free school meals: 58.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2011
Address: Parkham Street, Battersea, London, SW11 3DQ
Local authority: Wandsworth

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources