Graveney School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wandsworth
Welham Road, London, SW17 9BU
88
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 30/11/2022
Application demand
43%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
20.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
2,332
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
2,160 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
43%
1st preference success rate
257 of 600 families who put it first got an offer
276
Places offered
1737
Total applications
6.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 600 | 257 | ● 43% |
| 2nd preference | 381 | 13 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 288 | 4 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 468 | 2 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1737 | 276 | 16% |
1st preference success by year
Wandsworth lets families list 6 preferences. 869 applications came from outside the council area (84 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Cynthia Rickman
- Address
- Welham Road, Tooting, London, SW17 9BU
- Phone
- 02086827000
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Ward / constituency
- Furzedown · Tooting
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137005
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GRAVENEY TRUST
2,332 pupils · 2,160 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
30 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,446 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.74 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 90% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.87 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.19 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 63.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 78.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 88.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 81.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.1 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 286 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.05 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 20.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 449 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 285 | 57% | 82% | 92% | |
| English Language | 285 | 53% | 82% | 93% | |
| English Literature | 285 | 48% | 85% | 92% | |
| Religious Studies | 279 | 47% | 76% | 87% | |
| Geography | 180 | 51% | 84% | 93% | |
| Biology | 146 | 66% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 145 | 73% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 145 | 74% | 99% | 100% | |
| French | 144 | 44% | 74% | 85% | |
| Combined Science | 138 | 14% | 58% | 78% | |
| History | 129 | 60% | 78% | 84% | |
| Spanish | 100 | 52% | 70% | 77% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 165 | 18% | 45% | 61% | |
| Chemistry | 95 | 7% | 29% | 56% | |
| Psychology | 94 | 9% | 30% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 92 | 8% | 32% | 68% | |
| Biology | 88 | 11% | 24% | 56% | |
| Physics | 69 | 9% | 36% | 55% | |
| History | 65 | 5% | 22% | 63% | |
| Economics | 61 | 10% | 52% | 77% | |
| Sociology | 56 | 11% | 32% | 73% | |
| Government and Politics | 52 | 12% | 38% | 63% | |
| Geography | 42 | 0% | 5% | 33% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 40 | 5% | 33% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12083: Graveney School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 27 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 50% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 55% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wandsworth council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.