Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · London, Wandsworth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.66 miles
Open places · Published by Wandsworth Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Saint Cecilia's Church of England School 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 28 June 2023. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Saint Cecilia's Church of England 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 | 0.66 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.52 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 4.35 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 3.04 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.49 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 0.34 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place under one of its admission criteria lived 0.66 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and further than in 2018.
- Year 7 2026 had 205 first-choice applications for 177 offers, 1.2 first choices per offer, the 5th highest of 11 Wandsworth secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 133 offers went to first-choice families, while 72 first-choice families (35%) were not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 56% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th highest 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
- Sutherland Grove, London, SW18 5JR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,129 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 June 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have established a culture of high expectations.”
- “They are ambitious for pupils to achieve well through, for example, the high proportion of pupils who study all three science subjects at GCSE.”
- “In addition, students in the sixth form receive lots of effective guidance in preparation for life after school.”
To improve
- “Leaders are currently developing the rigour of some subject curriculums, such as that for design and technology.”
- “They are also making changes to modern foreign languages in Years 7 to 9.”
- “However, in some subjects, teachers’ checking of pupils’ understanding is not as effective as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 October 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) | 56% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | 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: 205 first-preference applications, 177 offers in total, 133 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.
- Southfields Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashcroft Technology Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Putney Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Burntwood School 1.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ernest Bevin Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chestnut Grove Academy 2.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Saint John Bosco College 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published