Saint John Bosco CollegeHarris Academy Battersea

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Saint John Bosco College scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Harris Academy Battersea scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Harris Academy Battersea is ahead on our composite score.

  • Saint John Bosco College was judged Good and Harris Academy Battersea was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.5 for Saint John Bosco College and 49.8 for Harris Academy Battersea.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Saint John Bosco College (44.6 in 2021-22, 43.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Harris Academy Battersea (55.1 in 2021-22, 49.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Saint John Bosco College versus Harris Academy Battersea compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonSaint John Bosco CollegeLondonHarris Academy BatterseaEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking11th of 11 in Wandsworth 4th of 11 in Wandsworth Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll828 895
Capacity1,050 1,150
LocationLondon, SW11 3DQ London, SW11 5AP
GCSE results
Attainment 843.5 49.8 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths30.0% 55.7% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths62.3% 71.5% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc28.5% 79.7% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.71 4.67 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort130 158
A-level results
A-level entries56 52
A-level average points30.5 36.1 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC B-
Best 3 A-levels points31.4 36.1 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects2.7% 21.2% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census828 895
Free school meals (ever 6)53.6% 62.6%
English as an additional language48.4% 43.1%
SEN support15.2% 11.3%
SEN with an EHC plan10.4% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence10.3% 8.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence37.4% 23.7% 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.

Saint John Bosco College

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