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Graveney School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Welham Road, Tooting, London SW17 9BU · graveney.org · 020 8682 7000
On the mapSearch near SW17 9BU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 63.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Wandsworth 51.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.33 mi
- 0.53 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Wandsworth Council
- Demand for places
- 2.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 2,332
- 172 over 2,160 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.1%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Graveney Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.33 mi (525 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.44 mi (708 m). Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Wandsworth Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 619 families put the school first and 282 places were offered; 43% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 282 | 619 | 2.2▲ | 43% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 276 | 600 | 2.2▲ | 43% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 280 | 603 | 2.2▲ | 43% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 280 | 585 | 2.1▲ | 44% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 281 | 588 | 2.1▲ | 44% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Selective places: applicants scoring 250, by distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.22 mi1.97 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.72 mi1.16 km | |
| Year 7 – Other children living closest to the school | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.33 mi0.53 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.44 mi0.71 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.38 mi0.62 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.41 mi0.66 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.40 mi0.64 km | |
| Year 7 – Selective places: applicants scoring 249, by distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.34 mi0.55 km | |
| Year 7 – Selective places: applicants scoring 254, by distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | 0.46 mi0.74 km | |
| Year 7 – Selective places: applicants scoring 253, by distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2022 | 0.43 mi0.69 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 63.9, and 78.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wandsworth it was 51.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲63.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲78.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲88.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲81.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.10 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 86.8 | 0 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Further education | 10.4 | +3.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.1 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 449 students | B- (35.1) | Average +0.06 | |
| 449 students | B- (35) | Average +0.05 | |
| 34 students | Dist- (31.1) | Average +0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 403 | B- (35.2) | +0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 331 | B- (35) | — |
| 2021/22 | 413 | B (38.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 366 | C+ (33.8) | +0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 393 | B- (36.5) | +0.11 |
| 2016/17 | 349 | B- (35.9) | +0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 361 | C+ (34.6) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 58.3 | +8.1 |
| Further and other education | 4.5 | −0.8 |
| Further education | 3.5 | −1 |
| Other education | 1 | +0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 18.8 | −8.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.8 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 7.3 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
Graveney School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 30 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 30 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good May 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (581 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 581
- 26% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 87 parents (15%) with SEND