Chelsea AcademySaint John Bosco College

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

Summary of the comparison

Chelsea Academy and Saint John Bosco College are secondary schools in London.

  • Chelsea Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Saint John Bosco College scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Chelsea Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Chelsea Academy was judged Good and Saint John Bosco College was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.9 for Chelsea Academy and 43.5 for Saint John Bosco College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Chelsea Academy (53.0 in 2021-22, 51.9 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Saint John Bosco College (44.6 in 2021-22, 43.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Chelsea Academy versus Saint John Bosco College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonChelsea AcademyLondonSaint John Bosco CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking5th of 6 in Kensington and Chelsea 11th of 11 in Wandsworth
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Voluntary aided school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,126 828
Capacity1,050 1,050
LocationLondon, SW10 0AB London, SW11 3DQ
GCSE results
Attainment 851.9 Stronger figure43.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths53.1% Stronger figure30.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths68.9% Stronger figure62.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc44.1% Stronger figure28.5% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.61 Stronger figure3.71 4.09
Cohort177 130
A-level results
A-level entries113 56
A-level average points35.9 Stronger figure30.5 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C
Best 3 A-levels points35.9 Stronger figure31.4 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects15.9% Stronger figure2.7% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,126 828
Free school meals (ever 6)46.9% 53.6%
English as an additional language29.9% 48.4%
SEN support12.9% 15.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 10.4%
Attendance
Overall absence10.3% Stronger figure10.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence31.6% Stronger figure37.4% 15.8%

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.

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