Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wandsworth
Sutherland Grove, London, SW18 5JR
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
67%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
20.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,129
Capacity used
Over capacity113%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
67%
1st preference success rate
133 of 198 families who put it first got an offer
176
Places offered
957
Total applications
5.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 198 | 133 | ● 67% |
| 2nd preference | 224 | 27 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 209 | 12 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 326 | 4 | ● 1% |
| Total | 957 | 176 | 18% |
1st preference success by year
Wandsworth lets families list 6 preferences. 309 applications came from outside the council area (50 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
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Renata Joseph
- Address
- Sutherland Grove, London, SW18 5JR
- Phone
- 02087801244
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Ward / constituency
- West Hill · Putney
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141808
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SAINT CECILIA'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
1,129 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 910 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
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 | 55.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.35 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.87 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.95 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.53 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 151 | — |
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 | 38.77 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 28.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 88 | — |
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 | 151 | 28% | 60% | 78% | |
| English Language | 151 | 24% | 63% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 150 | 25% | 67% | 79% | |
| Religious Studies | 145 | 38% | 59% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 103 | 8% | 38% | 65% | |
| History | 69 | 49% | 71% | 78% | |
| Art and Design | 56 | 4% | 34% | 77% | |
| Physical Education | 52 | 17% | 46% | 54% | |
| Geography | 50 | 32% | 72% | 80% | |
| Biology | 43 | 60% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 43 | 49% | 95% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 43 | 51% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 37 | 24% | 38% | 68% | |
| Biology | 29 | 7% | 28% | 66% | |
| Psychology | 26 | 0% | 4% | 38% | |
| History | 18 | 17% | 39% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 0% | 19% | 38% | |
| English Literature | 15 | 33% | 53% | 73% | |
| Physics | 12 | 8% | 25% | 50% | |
| Government and Politics | 12 | 25% | 50% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 10 | 10% | 10% | 50% | |
| Geography | 9 | 11% | 33% | 89% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 9 | 0% | 22% | 56% | |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 13% | 25% | 63% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17548: Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 7 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 48% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 53% | — | — |
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.