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South Bank University Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

Trafalgar Street, London SE17 2TP · southbankua.org.uk · 020 7277 3000

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
41.5
average Attainment 8 score. Southwark 52.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2025
Pupils
405
45% of 900 places
Local authority
Southwark
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
53%
First language not English
39.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
South Bank Academies

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2025, 15 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20212022202320242025September 2021: 52 (Places 99)52September 2022: 42 (Places 112)42September 2023: 31 (Places 67)31September 2024: 20 (Places 41)20September 2025: 15 (Places 26)15Places 26
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2025Sept 202526150.6100%
September 2024Sept 202441200.5100%
September 2023Sept 202367310.5100%
September 2022Sept 2022112420.4100%
September 2021Sept 202199520.5100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.5, and 38.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southwark it was 52.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252018/19: 41.3 (England 46.7)41.32021/22: 42.2 (England 48.8)42.22022/23: 42.1 (England 46.3)42.12023/24: 44.4 (England 45.9)44.42024/25: 41.5 (England 46.0)41.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼41.546.0
▼38.4%45.4%
▼60.7%64.8%
▼19.6%40.5%
▼3.604.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form51.7+2.1
Sixth form college11.7+4.1
Further education31.7+1.2
Other education0.80
Employment0.8—
Not in a lasting destination3.3−5.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published17/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252017/18: 12.7 (England 32.1)E+2018/19: 11.4 (England 32.9)E2021/22: 30.0 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 27.3 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 21.4 (England 34.4)D2024/25: 24.5 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
17 studentsD+ (24.5)Below average -0.55
17 studentsD+ (24.5)Below average -0.55
15 studentsDist- (30.2)Average +0.01
17.6%AAB or better
90%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2433D (21.4)-0.43
2022/2339C- (27.3)—
2021/2224C (30)—
2018/199E (11.4)-1.66
2017/1821E+ (12.7)-1.02

Where sixth-form leavers went

2017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University46.3−7
Further education5.6+2.2
Apprenticeship5.6+2.3
Employment14.8−10.2
Not in a lasting destination14.8+1.5
Activity not captured13+11.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected South Bank University Academy on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
6 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

59% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
59%
Replies
46
7% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school▼70% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼67% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼63% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations▼74% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼76% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼59% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▼65% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects▼80% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼57% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 76% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼43% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

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