Saint John Bosco College
Parkham Street, Battersea, London, SW11 3DQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Dunne
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Battersea
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 828
- URN
- 135762
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02079248310
About this school
Saint John Bosco College is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 828 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 133 | 136 | 130 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.7 | 44.0 | 43.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 -0.36 to +0.17 | +0.17 -0.09 to +0.43 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 30.1% | 30% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 51.5% | 62.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 20.6% | 28.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
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 Saint John Bosco College 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 | 43.7 | 38.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.5 | 38 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 843 |
| 2023/24 | 844 |
| 2024/25 | 828 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint John Bosco College compares
Saint John Bosco College ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Wandsworth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.5 | 10.3% | 53.6% | 828 | — |
| Chelsea Academy | 51.9 | 10.3% | 46.9% | 1,106 | 0.5 miles |
| Harris Academy Battersea | 49.8 | 8.3% | 62.6% | 890 | 0.6 miles |
| The London Oratory School | 62.3 | 6.9% | 12.5% | 1,392 | 1.1 miles |
| The Hurlingham Academy | 58.4 | 6.5% | 41.8% | 728 | 1.2 miles |
| Lady Margaret School | 66.3 | 5.8% | 17.9% | 817 | 1.2 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.6%
- English as an additional language
- 48.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.33%
- Persistent absence
- 37.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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Chelsea Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · London
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Harris Academy Battersea0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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The London Oratory School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
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The Hurlingham Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · London
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Lady Margaret School1.2 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Saint John Bosco College ranks 212th 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 Saint John Bosco College teach?
- Saint John Bosco College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Saint John Bosco College?
- The headteacher of Saint John Bosco College is Mr Paul Dunne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Saint John Bosco College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint John Bosco College, 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 Saint John Bosco College?
- Saint John Bosco College has 828 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Saint John Bosco College full?
- Saint John Bosco College has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 828 on roll (79%), 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 Saint John Bosco College a faith school?
- Yes. Saint John Bosco College is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Is Saint John Bosco College a selective school?
- No. Saint John Bosco College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Saint John Bosco College have?
- The schools register lists Saint John Bosco College's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Saint John Bosco College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.7 in 2022/23 and 43.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Saint John Bosco College rank locally?
- Saint John Bosco College ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Wandsworth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Saint John Bosco College's absence rate?
- Saint John Bosco College's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint John Bosco College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint John Bosco 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 1 July 2026.