Saint John Bosco College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · London, Wandsworth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wandsworth Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Saint John Bosco College is a secondary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 October 2022. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Saint John Bosco College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as was also the case at 4 of the 10 other Wandsworth secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 59 first-choice applications for 107 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 48 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 30% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Wandsworth.
- The school has 10.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16.6 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Wandsworth.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wandsworth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Parkham Street, Battersea, London, SW11 3DQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 828 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 October 2022
Strengths
- “St John Bosco College is a welcoming school community.”
- “Pupils are polite and courteous.”
- “They are proud of their school.”
To improve
- “Some pupils need extra help to control their behaviour and the way they interact with their peers.”
- “However, few pupils study modern foreign languages at key stage 4, which limits the proportion of pupils who achieve the EBacc by the end of Year 11.”
- “In a few other subjects, the curriculum is less strong.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 59 first-preference applications, 107 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wandsworth.
- Harris Academy Battersea 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ashcroft Technology Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chestnut Grove Academy 2.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Southfields Academy 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Saint Cecilia's Church of England School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burntwood School 2.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Ernest Bevin Academy 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published