Ernest Bevin College
Beechcroft Road, Tooting, London, SW17 7DF
This school is closed (it closed in February 2023).
It was replaced by Ernest Bevin Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Headteacher
- Ms Tracy Dohel
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Tooting
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 837
- URN
- 101053
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
About this school
Ernest Bevin College was a boys' community secondary school in London. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 837 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Ernest Bevin College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 165 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.25 +0.02 to +0.47 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 67% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 |
How Ernest Bevin College compares
Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.6% | 38.9% | 837 | — |
| Ernest Bevin Academy | 44.6 | 8.7% | 46.5% | 572 | 0.0 miles |
| Burntwood School | 49.4 | 8.2% | 37% | 1,462 | 0.5 miles |
| Chestnut Grove Academy | 55.1 | 7.1% | 28.8% | 1,327 | 0.7 miles |
| Graveney School | 63.9 | 6.8% | 17.6% | 2,332 | 1.2 miles |
| Ark Bolingbroke Academy | 60.2 | 6.4% | 32.9% | 793 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.9%
- English as an additional language
- 37.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.6%
- Persistent absence
- 29.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ernest Bevin Academy0.0 miles
Secondary · London
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Burntwood School0.5 miles
Secondary · London
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Chestnut Grove Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Graveney School1.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ark Bolingbroke Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ernest Bevin College teach?
- Ernest Bevin College taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in London.
- Has Ernest Bevin College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ernest Bevin College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Ernest Bevin College?
- Ernest Bevin College had 837 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- What are Ernest Bevin College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ernest Bevin College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.