Academy converter · Wandsworth

Ernest Bevin Academy

11–18Ages
572Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
149543URN

Beechcroft Road, Tooting, London, SW17 7DF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.0 below Wandsworth median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Wandsworth

174 applications for 130 places · 11th of 11 in Wandsworth

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.9of 90

Wandsworth 50.2 England 46.0

8th of 11 in Wandsworth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 5 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
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

3 March 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
7 June 2022
Graded inspection: Good · as Ernest Bevin College, URN 101053

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

1.3applications per place, Year 7

1.0 below Wandsworth median (2.4) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

174 applications · 130 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 1.3; Wandsworth median median 2.4
2025 1.5; Wandsworth median median 2.7
2024 1.6; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2023 1.7; Wandsworth median median 2.5
2022 1.9; Wandsworth median median 3.0; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Wandsworth median median 3.3; as the previous school
2020 1.7; Wandsworth median median 3.4; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Wandsworth median median 3.7; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Wandsworth median median 3.1; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Wandsworth median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Wandsworth median median 3.1; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Wandsworth median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Wandsworth median median 3.5; as the previous school

This school
Wandsworth median

Dashed bars: as Ernest Bevin College (URN 101053), 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	130	174	1.3	47	0.36
Sep 2025	100	149	1.5	29	0.29
Sep 2024	96	157	1.6	29	0.30
Sep 2023	119	197	1.7	45	0.38
Sep 2022 *	107	200	1.9	36	0.34
Sep 2021 *	133	205	1.5	40	0.30
Sep 2020 *	169	280	1.7	45	0.27
Sep 2019 *	213	424	2.0	90	0.42
Sep 2018 *	219	425	1.9	53	0.24
Sep 2017 *	179	445	2.5	80	0.45
Sep 2016 *	173	444	2.6	65	0.38
Sep 2015 *	177	436	2.5	77	0.44
Sep 2014 *	176	475	2.7	103	0.59

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

103 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.98th of 11 in Wandsworth

Wandsworth 50.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths52%7th of 11 in Wandsworth

Wandsworth 53% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths77%

Wandsworth 75% England 66%

This school
Wandsworth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.59

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	103	47.9	52%	77%	–
2024/25	101	44.6	45%	74%	–
2023/24	164	49.5	59%	78%	+0.59
2022/23 *	165	47.7	56%	72%	+0.25

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

Ernest Bevin AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Burntwood School
0.8 km · Wandsworth

Improved significantly2025

2.3applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
Chestnut Grove Academy
1.2 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good · improving2024

7.7applications per place 57.1Attainment 8
Graveney School
2.0 km · Wandsworth

Outstanding2022

6.4applications per place 61.6Attainment 8
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
2.1 km · Wandsworth

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.7applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
2.1 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 53.2Attainment 8
Southfields Academy
2.2 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
Ricards Lodge High School
2.8 km · Merton

Remains Outstanding2023

2.8applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
The Elms Academy
2.9 km · Lambeth

Improved significantly2025

4.7applications per place 52.7Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 149543 · 212/4297
Trust: United Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 572 on roll
Free school meals: 50.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2023
Replaced: Ernest Bevin College (URN 101053)
Address: Beechcroft Road, Tooting, London, SW17 7DF
Local authority: Wandsworth

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