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Graveney School

Secondary · London · SW17 9BU

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 30 November 2022

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At a glance

2,332 pupils · 108% of 2,160 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
19.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
16.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.graveney.org/
URN
137005

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 619 families named it first for 282 Year 7 places, 2.20 first choices per place. We hold 14 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2010 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 30 November 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

2.20 first-choice applications per place

282 places offered · 619 first-choice applications · heavily oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Proximity Criterion (Non-selective (Open) Places)
525 m (≈0.33 mi)

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

286 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
63.9
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
88.8%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
78.7%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
6.1
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B-
35
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school63.9
Median of its 12 closest peers49.5
Wandsworth average52.8
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Cheam High SchoolSutton · 5 miles awayGood50.7
Copleston High SchoolIpswich · 72 miles awayGood46.9
Cleeve SchoolCheltenham · 89 miles awayGood49.9
Caroline Chisholm SchoolNorthampton · 62 miles awayGood50.4
Bingley Grammar SchoolBingley · 182 miles awayGood46.5
South Craven SchoolKeighley · 188 miles awayGood47.5
Outwood Grange AcademyWakefield · 168 miles awayGood47.2
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form CentreCheltenham · 89 miles awayGood48.1
The Beaulieu Park SchoolChelmsford · 36 miles awayOutstanding57.1
Wymondham High AcademyWymondham · 96 miles awayGood52.6
Roundhay SchoolLeeds · 176 miles awayOutstanding55.1
Gordano SchoolBristol · 113 miles awayGood49

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 34% (Wandsworth 22%, England 59%) · Any other White background 15% (Wandsworth 13%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 9% (Wandsworth 10%, England 5%) · Black African 7% (Wandsworth 14%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Wandsworth 5%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Wandsworth 7%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Wandsworth 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 4% (Wandsworth 2%, England 4%) · Black Caribbean 4% (Wandsworth 5%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Wandsworth 6%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Wandsworth 3%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Wandsworth 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Wandsworth 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Wandsworth 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Wandsworth 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Wandsworth 3%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Wandsworth 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

8.49 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Wandsworth: 6.67 suspensions and 0.09 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 2% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

77.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £68,968; 6.5% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,884
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (6%) · supplies and services 7% (11%) · educational supplies 7% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 5% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,276,000; in-year balance +£1,141,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
95%
Continuing in education
94%
Apprenticeship

suppressed (small cohort)

Employment
1%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
54%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
22%
Any sustained destination
84%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher51.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work42.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health59.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier74.7%62.3%
Social housing6.8%17.1%
Privately rented18.5%20.5%
Detached houses5.4%22.9%
Flats16%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms55.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van22.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004516 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£550,0001,173 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£425,000–£725,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (6)£905,000
Semi-detached (41)£925,000
Terraced (534)£710,000
Flat (592)£440,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
58an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
11an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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