South Bank University Academy
Trafalgar Street, London, SE17 2TP
405 pupils · 45% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH BANK ACADEMIES
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 53%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 June 2022, published 8 August 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 60.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 19.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.58 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2025 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 entry | 26 | 15 | 138 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 41 | 20 | 214 | 33 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 67 | 31 | 230 | 53 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 112 | 42 | 236 | 80 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 99 | 52 | 265 | 84 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 115 | 52 | 293 | 91 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 149 | 79 | 380 | 149 |
| Sept 2018 entry | 144 | 78 | 371 | 144 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ark Walworth Academy 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ark All Saints Academy 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Harris Academy Bermondsey 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School 1.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic School 1.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.