Graveney School

Academy converter·Secondary school London, Wandsworth·SW17 9BU
Composite score
79.9
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#173
National rank
#40
In London
#2
In Wandsworth
Top 5%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
63.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
79%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
89%
% EBacc grade 5+
55%
EBacc average points score
6.10

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
43%
619 first choices, 282 places
First choices per place
2.19
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
1,790
any preference, for 282 places
Applications from another council area
49%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.02
00.511.522.5
1 per place
2.0920222.0920232.1520242.1720252.192026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

We do not have a checked cut-off distance for Graveney School yet. Wandsworth does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
2,343
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.6%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
16.6%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
7.5%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.6%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
13.6%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.6
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,884
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
95%
277 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
94%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

School overview

Graveney School is a secondary school serving London, Wandsworth, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 2,343 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Graveney School 'Outstanding'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 63.9 — well above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 2.0 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 5% of secondary schools in England.

79% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 89% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Graveney School is oversubscribed: about 4 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 619 first choices for 282 places. After Year 11, 95% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 16.6 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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