Southfields Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · 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.
Southfields Academy is a secondary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 February 2023. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Southfields Academy 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
- In 2026, Year 7 had 52 first-choice applications for 149 offers, 0.3 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 11 Wandsworth secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 48% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the average A level grade was C (England B-).
- In 2026, 43 of the 351 applications for Year 7 (12%) came from families living outside Wandsworth, and 16 offers went to them.
- 47.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 36.2% 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
- 333 Merton Road, Wandsworth, London, SW18 5JU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,148 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 February 2023
Strengths
- “Teachers know their pupils well.”
- “Pupils and their families appreciate this happy and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils behave calmly and sensibly in lessons and around the school.”
To improve
- “However, few pupils study modern foreign languages in Years 10 and 11, which limits the proportion of pupils who achieve the English Baccalaureate by the end of Year 11.”
- “Sometimes, the tasks that teachers have designed to do this are not as effective, and pupils do not remember and recall their earlier learning as securely as intended.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 2023 (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) | 48% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.4 | 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: 52 first-preference applications, 149 offers in total, 52 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.
- Saint Cecilia's Church of England School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burntwood School 0.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Ashcroft Technology Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ernest Bevin Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Putney Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chestnut Grove Academy 1.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Saint John Bosco College 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published