Academy sponsor led · Wandsworth

Harris Academy Battersea

11–19Ages
890Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
140985URN

401 Battersea Park Road, London, SW11 5AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingJan 2018

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

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

334 applications for 172 places · 9th of 11 in Wandsworth

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.3of 90

Wandsworth 50.2 England 46.0

10th of 11 in Wandsworth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingJan 2018

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

4 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
31 January 2018
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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)

334 applications · 172 places offered · 79 named it first

2026 1.9; Wandsworth median median 2.4
2025 2.3; Wandsworth median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2023 2.5; Wandsworth median median 2.5
2022 3.0; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2021 3.3; Wandsworth median median 3.3
2020 3.4; Wandsworth median median 3.4
2019 3.7; Wandsworth median median 3.7
2018 3.1; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2017 2.4; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2016 1.9; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2015 2.0; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2014 1.8; Wandsworth median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wandsworth median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Wandsworth median

Dashed bars: as Battersea Park School (URN 101055), the previous school.

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	172	334	1.9	79	0.46
Sep 2025	156	354	2.3	71	0.46
Sep 2024	153	383	2.5	72	0.47
Sep 2023	178	450	2.5	89	0.50
Sep 2022	184	548	3.0	121	0.66
Sep 2021	175	577	3.3	124	0.71
Sep 2020	187	632	3.4	135	0.72
Sep 2019	188	704	3.7	178	0.95
Sep 2018	191	594	3.1	137	0.72
Sep 2017	176	423	2.4	97	0.55
Sep 2016	163	303	1.9	67	0.41
Sep 2015	130	265	2.0	45	0.35
Sep 2014 *	93	163	1.8	29	0.31

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

154 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.310th of 11 in Wandsworth

Wandsworth 50.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths48%8th of 11 in Wandsworth

Wandsworth 53% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

Wandsworth 75% England 66%

This school
Wandsworth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.32

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	154	45.3	48%	64%	–
2024/25	158	49.8	56%	72%	–
2023/24	165	51.4	59%	69%	+0.32
2022/23	173	48.6	53%	69%	+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

Harris Academy BatterseaThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Saint John Bosco College
0.9 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good2022

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

Good2023

2.9applications per place 53.3Attainment 8
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
2.0 km · Wandsworth

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.7applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
The Elms Academy
2.2 km · Lambeth

Improved significantly2025

4.7applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
St. Thomas More Language College
2.2 km · Kensington and Chelsea

Good2022

2.0applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Pimlico Academy
2.3 km · Westminster

2026

2.1applications per place 55.9Attainment 8
The London Oratory School
2.6 km · Hammersmith and Fulham

Outstanding2022

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

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place 58.4Attainment 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: 140985 · 212/4001
Trust: Harris Federation
Capacity: 1,150 pupils · 890 on roll
Free school meals: 61.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Battersea Park School (URN 101055)
Address: 401 Battersea Park Road, London, SW11 5AP
Local authority: Wandsworth

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