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Ernest Bevin Academy
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Beechcroft Road, Tooting, London SW17 7DF · ernestbevinacademy.org.uk · 020 8672 8582
On the mapSearch near SW17 7DF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Wandsworth 51.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Wandsworth Council
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 572
- 64% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 71.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Wandsworth Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 130 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 130 | 47 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 100 | 29 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 96 | 29 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 119 | 45 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 107 | 36 | 0.3 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.6, and 44.6% 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- (25.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.34 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101053)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 68.9 | −13.4 |
| Sixth form college | 4.3 | — |
| Further education | 20.7 | +9.7 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | −0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 students | C- (25.7) | Below average -0.28 | |
| 57 students | C- (25.7) | Below average -0.28 | |
| 32 students | Merit+ (29.2) | Average -0.06 | |
| 17 students | Dist (33.6) | Average +0.36 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 51 | C (29.6) | +0.34 |
| 2022/23 | 59 | C- (26.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 55 | C- (25.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 119 | D+ (22) | -0.35 |
| 2017/18 | 104 | D+ (24.7) | -0.11 |
| 2016/17 | 114 | C- (27) | +0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 97 | D+ (21.8) | -0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 64.3 | +7 |
| Other education | 1.2 | −3 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | — |
| Employment | 8.3 | −10.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.7 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 10.7 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ernest Bevin Academy on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 3 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101053), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101053)
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101053)
Oct 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101053)
Mar 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101053)
What parents said
33% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 33%
- Positive
- 18%
- Replies
- 40
- 6% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on 12 parents (30%) whose child was bullied
based on 25 parents (63%) with SEND