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Burntwood School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Burntwood Lane, London SW17 0AQ · burntwoodschool.com · 020 8946 6201
On the mapSearch near SW17 0AQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Wandsworth 51.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.99 mi
- 3.20 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Selective places: applicants scoring 209, by distance · Wandsworth Council
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,462
- 74% of 1,965 places
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.2%
- First language not English
- 58.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Burntwood Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Selective places: applicants scoring 209, by distance” went to a home 1.99 mi (3.20 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 2.00 mi (3.22 km). Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Wandsworth Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 101 families put the school first and 254 places were offered; 100% 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 | 254 | 101 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 265 | 134 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 241 | 120 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 269 | 141 | 0.5 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 254 | 121 | 0.5 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Selective places: applicants scoring 209, by distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.99 mi3.20 km | |
| September 2025 | 2.00 mi3.22 km | |
| Year 7 – Non-selective (Open) Places | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| Year 7 – All applicants | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | All | |
| Year 7 – Selective places: applicants scoring 214, by distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | 0.82 mi1.31 km | |
| Year 7 – Other children living closest to the school | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | 3.59 mi5.78 km | |
| Year 7 – Selective places: applicants scoring 211, by distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2022 | 1.97 mi3.17 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.4, and 49.4% 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 C- (27.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲49.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲85.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.70 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 66.8 | −5.6 |
| Sixth form college | 4.3 | −1.4 |
| Further education | 20.2 | +6.8 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −3 |
| Employment | 0.4 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | +2.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 186 students | C- (27.1) | Below average -0.35 | |
| 186 students | C- (27.1) | Below average -0.35 | |
| 43 students | Merit- (20.4) | Below average -0.27 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 195 | C- (26.6) | -0.20 |
| 2022/23 | 204 | C (29.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 189 | C+ (32.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 160 | C (31.1) | +0.18 |
| 2017/18 | 180 | C (30) | +0.21 |
| 2016/17 | 197 | C (29.1) | +0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 184 | C- (28) | -0.04 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 58.9 | −4.8 |
| Further and other education | 3.8 | −0.9 |
| Further education | 2.9 | −0.4 |
| Other education | 1 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | +1 |
| Employment | 11.5 | −4.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.3 | +7.8 |
| Activity not captured | 7.2 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Burntwood School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (76 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 76
- 5% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (21%) with SEND