Centre Academy London
92 St John's Hill, Battersea, London, SW11 1SH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of School
- Mr Michael Jeffrey
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Battersea
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 48
- URN
- 101175
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077382344
About this school
Centre Academy London is an independent special school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 48 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Centre Academy London under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Centre Academy London has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 1983, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 14 | 28 |
| Attainment 8 score | 24.5 | 13.2 | 7.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 13% | 21.4% | 7.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 25% | 28.6% | 10.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Centre Academy London has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wandsworth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24.5 | 38.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 13.2 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2 | 38 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 39 |
| 2024/25 | 50 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 46
- Pupils on SEN support
- 2
Location
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Common questions
- What ages does Centre Academy London teach?
- Centre Academy London teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the head of school of Centre Academy London?
- The head of school of Centre Academy London is Mr Michael Jeffrey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Centre Academy London been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Centre Academy London 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 Centre Academy London?
- Centre Academy London has 48 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Centre Academy London full?
- Centre Academy London has capacity for 60 pupils and 48 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Centre Academy London a faith school?
- No. Centre Academy London has no designated religious character.
- Is Centre Academy London a selective school?
- Yes. Centre Academy London is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Centre Academy London's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 24.5 in 2022/23 and 7.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Centre Academy London's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Centre Academy London'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 24 July 2026.