Ark Bolingbroke Academy
Free schools · sixth form · 793 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 60.2
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Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,129of 1,000 places
- Free school meals
- 34.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 151
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 28 June 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Saint Cecilia's, Wandsworth Church of England School (URN 132173, until 1 March 2015).
What the data says
Of the 147 pupils who finished Year 11 at Saint Cecilia's Church of England School in 2023, 69% stayed on in Saint Cecilia's Church of England School’s own sixth form (Wandsworth average 66%), 18% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 99 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 71% went to university (Wandsworth 59%, England 37%), and 23% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 28% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 52.1 against 46.1 across England and 51.8 in Wandsworth, with 56% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Wandsworth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 147 | 2,099 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 95% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 69% | 66% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 6% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 18% | 16% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 5% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Wandsworth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 99 | 2,119 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 83% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 71% | 59% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 23% | 21% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 3% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 14% | 18% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 11% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Wandsworth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 52.1 | 51.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 57% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 73% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 26% | 62% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.53 | 4.86 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 31% | 37% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.3 | 41.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 59.0 | 58.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 21% | 39% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 151 | 100% | 88% | 28% | 22% | 78% |
| English Language | 151 | 100% | 89% | 24% | 20% | 79% |
| English Literature | 150 | 99% | 86% | 25% | 21% | 79% |
| Religious Studies | 145 | 96% | 31% | 38% | 32% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 103 | 68% | 65% | 8% | 9% | 65% |
| History | 69 | 46% | 41% | 49% | 26% | 78% |
| Physical Education | 52 | 34% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 54% |
| Geography | 50 | 33% | 41% | 32% | 25% | 80% |
| Physics | 43 | 28% | 23% | 49% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 43 | 28% | 23% | 51% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 43 | 28% | 23% | 60% | 45% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 42 | 28% | 7% | 5% | 24% | 74% |
| French | 34 | 23% | 18% | 71% | 29% | 94% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 20% | 13% | 27% | 30% | 67% |
| Drama | 23 | 15% | 7% | 13% | 27% | 78% |
| Spanish | 22 | 15% | 19% | 73% | 27% | 91% |
| Music | 20 | 13% | 5% | 40% | 33% | 95% |
| Textiles | 14 | 9% | 2% | 0% | 27% | 86% |
| Astronomy | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 29% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retailing | 51 | 58% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Wandsworth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 220 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 88 | 1,617 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 38.77 | 33.54 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 29% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 37 | 42% | 31% |
| Biology | 29 | 33% | 20% |
| Psychology | 26 | 30% | 23% |
| History | 18 | 20% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 16 | 18% | 17% |
| English Literature | 15 | 17% | 11% |
| Physics | 12 | 14% | 12% |
| Politics | 12 | 14% | 6% |
| Art and Design | 10 | 11% | 1% |
| Geography | 9 | 10% | 10% |
| Physical Education | 9 | 10% | 3% |
| Further Mathematics | 8 | 9% | 5% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 9% | 4% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 8% | 5% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Textiles | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 26 | 30% | — |
| Applied Sciences | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 19 | 22% | — |
| Tourism | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 14 | 16% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 13 | 15% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 10 | 11% | — |
| History | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| History | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Applied Sciences | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
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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.