SchoolFacts.uk

Dunraven School

All-through · LONDON · SW16 2QB

Data updated

⇄ Compare with another school
Good

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: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 28 March 2023

Read the Ofsted report ↗

At a glance

1,744 pupils · 99% of 1,767 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
41.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
28% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.dunraven.org.uk/
URN
137093

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 156 families named it first for 152 Year 7 places, 1.03 first choices per place. We hold 2 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2024 to 2025; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 28 March 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.78 first-choice applications per place

60 places offered · 47 first-choice applications · usually has places

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

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.03 first-choice applications per place

152 places offered · 156 first-choice applications · 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. Places by distance, last offered at 2492.08 m (≈1.55 mi) for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 2492.08 m (≈1.55 mi)

measured in a straight line.

Premium shows the exact distance behind every year back to 2019.

See what a pass includes →

Would you have got in? Check your postcode

One free check a month, no account needed: your postcode against this school's cutoff history. Premium adds unlimited checks, the nearby schools you would be inside, and the address check across every school at once.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

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

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Cutoff by admission criterion (2025 entry)

1.1
1588 m (≈0.99 mi)
1.2
1054.56 m (≈0.66 mi)
2.1
1095.13 m (≈0.68 mi)
2.2
1108.38 m (≈0.69 mi)
3
1095.04 m (≈0.68 mi)

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
70%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
13%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

GCSE results (2024/2025)

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

Attainment 8 score
49.7
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
70.1%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
50%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.6
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-
37.3
England 35

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

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school49.7
Median of its 12 closest peers45.8
Lambeth average46.7
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
Bristol Brunel AcademyBristol · 104 miles awayGood43.6
St John Plessington Catholic CollegeWirral · 180 miles awayGood37.2
St Peter's SchoolHuntingdon · 63 miles awayExpected standard39.6
Stoke Newington School and Sixth FormLondon · 9 miles awayGood48.4
Clapton Girls' AcademyLondon · 9 miles awayOutstanding59.4
The University of Birmingham SchoolBirmingham · 104 miles awayGood45.5
Swindon AcademySwindon · 72 miles awayExpected standard50.2
President Kennedy School AcademyCoventry · 92 miles awayOutstanding43.2
Cheney SchoolOxford · 52 miles awayGood46
Chase High SchoolWestcliff-on-Sea · 36 miles awayNeeds attention39.2
Ark Pioneer AcademyBarnet · 15 miles awayOutstanding56
St Thomas More Catholic SchoolLondon · 12 miles awayOutstanding54.1

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

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
15 of 18 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 20% (Lambeth 13%, England 59%) · Black African 18% (Lambeth 23%, England 5%) · Any other White background 13% (Lambeth 13%, England 7%) · Black Caribbean 11% (Lambeth 12%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 10% (Lambeth 8%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 6% (Lambeth 5%, England 2%) · Not recorded 5% (Lambeth 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Lambeth 2%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 3% (Lambeth 5%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Lambeth 6%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Lambeth 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Lambeth 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Lambeth 2%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Lambeth 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Lambeth 1%, England 4%)

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)
7.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.01 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Lambeth: 10.03 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Suspensions and exclusions, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

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
15.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 9% 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)

77.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.9 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 £59,913; 9.7% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

Vacancies, sickness and pay, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£9,160
Typical all-through school£7,789

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for all-through schools in brackets: Staff 78% (78%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 5% (4%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £2,442,000; in-year balance +£1,023,000

Spending and reserves, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

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
93%
Continuing in education
90%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
59%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
24%
Any sustained destination
88%

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)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher64.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications9.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work54.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health60.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier60.5%62.3%
Social housing6.5%17.1%
Privately rented33.1%20.5%
Detached houses3.4%22.9%
Flats53.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms25.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van40.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003152 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£480,0001,289 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£372,000–£695,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (17)£1,300,000
Semi-detached (141)£912,500
Terraced (234)£801,000
Flat (897)£410,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (2.49 km, 2026 entry): 5,458 sales, median £520,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

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
5an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
20an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
79an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
10an 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

Nearby schools