Burntwood School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · London, Wandsworth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.99 miles
Selective (Ability) Places Offered · Published by Wandsworth Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Burntwood School is a secondary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Burntwood School 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 | 1.99 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.00 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | 3.59 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.97 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 2.24 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place under its selective (ability) places criterion lived 1.99 miles from the school, about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2018.
- Its Year 7 2026 entry had 101 first-choice applications for 254 offers, the 4th lowest first-choice-per-offer ratio of 11 Wandsworth secondary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In Year 7 2026, 153 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower, and 256 of the 580 applications (44%) came from families living outside Wandsworth.
- In 2024/25, 49% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Burntwood Lane, London, SW17 0AQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,462 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils receive an exceptional education at Burntwood School.”
- “They thrive in a culture of high expectation and achievement.”
- “The school fosters a happy, welcoming, and inclusive environment, where academic excellence and personal development hold equal importance.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 2025 (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) | 49% | 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: 101 first-preference applications, 254 offers in total, 101 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.
- Ernest Bevin Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southfields Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chestnut Grove Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Saint Cecilia's Church of England School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Graveney School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ashcroft Technology Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Putney Academy 2.3 mi Good Last distance published