Ashcroft Technology Academy
100 West Hill, Wandsworth, London, SW15 2UT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PROSPECT EDUCATION (TECHNOLOGY) TRUST LIMITED
- Principal
- Mr Douglas Mitchell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Prospect Education (Technology) Trust Limited
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Putney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,450
- Pupils on roll
- 1,524
- URN
- 135316
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088770357
About this school
Ashcroft Technology Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,524 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Exceptional
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Post-16 provision
- Exceptional
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 209 | 235 | 238 |
| Attainment 8 score | 63.3 | 65.6 | 66.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.09 +0.90 to +1.29 | +1.34 +1.15 to +1.53 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 79% | 80% | 84.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% | 89.4% | 89.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 100% | 100% | 99.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
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 Ashcroft Technology Academy 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 | 63.3 | 38.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 65.6 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 66.7 | 38 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 2.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,427 |
| 2023/24 | 1,488 |
| 2024/25 | 1,511 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashcroft Technology Academy compares
Ashcroft Technology Academy ranked 1st of 11 secondary schools in Wandsworth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66.7 | 2.4% | 32.1% | 1,524 | — |
| Saint Cecilia's Church of England School | 52.1 | 7.5% | 30% | 1,129 | 0.7 miles |
| Ark Putney Academy | 46.3 | 9.1% | 57.5% | 746 | 0.8 miles |
| Southfields Academy | 49.4 | 6.8% | 48% | 1,148 | 0.9 miles |
| The Hurlingham Academy | 58.4 | 6.5% | 41.8% | 728 | 0.9 miles |
| Lady Margaret School | 66.3 | 5.8% | 17.9% | 817 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report2 December 2025
- 21 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.14%
- English as an additional language
- 49.2%
- Overall absence
- 2.4%
- Persistent absence
- 2.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Cecilia's Church of England School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ark Putney Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Southfields Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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The Hurlingham Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Lady Margaret School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Ashcroft Technology Academy ranks 10th of the 258 ranked secondary 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 year groups does Ashcroft Technology Academy teach?
- Ashcroft Technology Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Ashcroft Technology Academy?
- The principal of Ashcroft Technology Academy is Mr Douglas Mitchell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashcroft Technology Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashcroft Technology Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ashcroft Technology Academy?
- Ashcroft Technology Academy has 1,524 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ashcroft Technology Academy full?
- Ashcroft Technology Academy has capacity for 1,450 pupils and 1,524 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Ashcroft Technology Academy a faith school?
- No. Ashcroft Technology Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ashcroft Technology Academy a selective school?
- No. Ashcroft Technology Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ashcroft Technology Academy?
- Ashcroft Technology Academy is part of PROSPECT EDUCATION (TECHNOLOGY) TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Ashcroft Technology Academy have?
- The schools register lists Ashcroft Technology Academy's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ashcroft Technology Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 63.3 in 2022/23 and 66.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashcroft Technology Academy rank locally?
- Ashcroft Technology Academy ranked 1st of 11 secondary schools in Wandsworth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashcroft Technology Academy's absence rate?
- Ashcroft Technology Academy's overall absence rate is 2.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashcroft Technology Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashcroft Technology Academy'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 1 July 2026.