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Centre Academy London

Mixed · ages 11–19 · with sixth form · selective (grammar)Wandsworth, London · London SW11 1SHSchool website
Pupils on roll
48of 60 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
28
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Centre Academy London’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

Centre Academy London is a special school: its GCSE figures (Attainment 8 of 7.2, 7% with grade 5 or above in English and maths) are published by DfE for completeness and are not comparable with mainstream schools.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Wandsworth and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureCentre Academy LondonWandsworthEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)7.251.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths7%57%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths11%73%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%62%41%
EBacc average point score0.554.864.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort37%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils41.234.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils58.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language39%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics518%88%22%
Citizenship Studies414%3%19%
English Literature414%86%21%
English Language414%89%20%
Combined Science311%65%9%
Art and Design311%7%24%
History27%41%26%
Italian14%0%53%
Film Studies14%1%20%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Computer Appreciation / Introduction2

Other secondary schools in Wandsworth

Ark Putney Academy

Academy converter · sixth form · 746 pupils

83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.3

Burntwood School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,462 pupils

93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.4

Chestnut Grove Academy

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,327 pupils

95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.1

Ernest Bevin Academy

Academy converter · sixth form · 572 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.6

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.