Southfields Academy
333 Merton Road, Wandsworth, London, SW18 5JU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SOUTHFIELDS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Wanda Golinska
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Southfields Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Putney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,645
- Pupils on roll
- 1,148
- URN
- 138682
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088752600
About this school
Southfields Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,148 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Southfields Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 February 2023, 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 | 190 | 163 | 190 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | 47.0 | 49.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.26 +0.04 to +0.49 | +0.48 +0.25 to +0.70 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 41.7% | 47.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 61.3% | 63.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 21.5% | 14.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
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 Southfields 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 | 45.1 | 38.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.4 | 38 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,296 |
| 2023/24 | 1,275 |
| 2024/25 | 1,179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southfields Academy compares
Southfields Academy ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Wandsworth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.4 | 6.8% | 48% | 1,148 | — |
| Saint Cecilia's Church of England School | 52.1 | 7.5% | 30% | 1,129 | 0.5 miles |
| Burntwood School | 49.4 | 8.2% | 37% | 1,462 | 0.9 miles |
| Ashcroft Technology Academy | 66.7 | 2.4% | 32.1% | 1,524 | 0.9 miles |
| Ricards Lodge High School | 54.2 | 7% | 26.7% | 1,534 | 1.2 miles |
| Ernest Bevin Academy | 44.6 | 8.7% | 46.5% | 572 | 1.4 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)
- 47.95%
- English as an additional language
- 46.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.82%
- Persistent absence
- 18.17%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint Cecilia's Church of England School0.5 miles
Secondary · London
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Burntwood School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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Ashcroft Technology Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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Ricards Lodge High School1.2 miles
Secondary · London
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Ernest Bevin Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Southfields Academy ranks 137th 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 ages does Southfields Academy teach?
- Southfields Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Southfields Academy?
- The headteacher of Southfields Academy is Ms Wanda Golinska, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Southfields Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southfields 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 many pupils are at Southfields Academy?
- Southfields Academy has 1,148 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Southfields Academy full?
- Southfields Academy has capacity for 1,645 pupils and 1,148 on roll (70%), 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 Southfields Academy a faith school?
- No. Southfields Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Southfields Academy a selective school?
- No. Southfields Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Southfields Academy part of an academy trust?
- Southfields Academy is part of SOUTHFIELDS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Southfields Academy have?
- The schools register lists Southfields Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Southfields Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.1 in 2022/23 and 49.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southfields Academy compare with other schools in Wandsworth?
- Southfields Academy ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Wandsworth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southfields Academy's absence rate?
- Southfields Academy's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southfields Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southfields 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.