Academy sponsor led · Southwark

South Bank University Academy

11–19Ages
405Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
140221URN

Trafalgar Street, London, SE17 2TP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

32.6of 90

Southwark 51.3 England 46.0

20th of 20 in Southwark

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 8 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision		Expected standard
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
9 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2025 5.3; Southwark median median 3.1
2024 5.2; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 3.4; Southwark median median 3.2
2022 2.1; Southwark median median 3.1
2021 2.7; Southwark median median 3.1
2020 2.6; Southwark median median 3.2
2019 2.6; Southwark median median 3.3
2018 2.6; Southwark median median 3.4
2017 2.5; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 2.8; Southwark median median 2.8
2015 2.7; Southwark median median 2.8

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 2025	26	138	5.3	15	0.58
Sep 2024	41	214	5.2	20	0.49
Sep 2023	67	230	3.4	31	0.46
Sep 2022	112	236	2.1	42	0.38
Sep 2021	99	265	2.7	52	0.53
Sep 2020	115	293	2.6	52	0.45
Sep 2019	149	380	2.6	79	0.53
Sep 2018	144	371	2.6	78	0.54
Sep 2017	130	330	2.5	79	0.61
Sep 2016	145	409	2.8	75	0.52
Sep 2015	132	355	2.7	88	0.67

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

61 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)32.620th of 20 in Southwark

Southwark 51.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths26%20th of 20 in Southwark

Southwark 55% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths43%

Southwark 73% England 66%

This school
Southwark median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.16

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	61	32.6	26%	43%	–
2024/25	112	41.5	38%	61%	–
2023/24	120	44.4	38%	59%	−0.16
2022/23	123	42.1	34%	52%	−0.26

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

South Bank University AcademyThis school
This school

2026

32.6Attainment 8
Ark Walworth Academy
0.7 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
0.7 km · Southwark

Good2022

3.0applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Ark Globe Academy
0.8 km · Southwark

2026

3.8applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Ark All Saints Academy
1.4 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 52.1Attainment 8
Harris Academy Bermondsey
1.4 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
1.5 km · Southwark

2026

3.0applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Sacred Heart Catholic School
1.6 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

6.0applications per place 57.4Attainment 8
City of London Academy (Southwark)
1.6 km · Southwark

2026

2.8applications per place 49.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140221 · 210/4002
Trust: South Bank Academies
Capacity: 900 pupils · 405 on roll
Free school meals: 53.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: Trafalgar Street, London, SE17 2TP
Local authority: Southwark

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