Ark Putney AcademySouthfields Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Ark Putney Academy and Southfields Academy are secondary schools in London.

  • Ark Putney Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Southfields Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Southfields Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ark Putney Academy was judged Good and Southfields Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.3 for Ark Putney Academy and 49.4 for Southfields Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ark Putney Academy (48.4 in 2021-22, 46.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Southfields Academy (48.3 in 2021-22, 49.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ark Putney Academy versus Southfields Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonArk Putney AcademyLondonSouthfields AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking10th of 11 in Wandsworth 8th of 11 in Wandsworth Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll784 1,179
Capacity1,200 1,645
LocationLondon, SW15 3DG London, SW18 5JU
GCSE results
Attainment 846.3 49.4 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths42.6% 47.9% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths71.6% Stronger figure63.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc73.0% Stronger figure14.7% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.41 Stronger figure4.37 4.09
Cohort141 190
A-level results
A-level entries47 110
A-level average points31.9 Stronger figure30.9 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C
Best 3 A-levels points33.1 Stronger figure30.7 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects13.9% Stronger figure13.6% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census784 1,179
Free school meals (ever 6)57.5% 48.0%
English as an additional language48.9% 46.5%
SEN support11.5% 17.3%
SEN with an EHC plan5.5% 6.4%
Attendance
Overall absence9.1% 6.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence29.8% 18.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Ark Putney Academy

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