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Graveney School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 62 61.6 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
61.6 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
77.1% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
39.1% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.74 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 63.9[6] 78.7%[6]
2023/24 61.9[4] 76.4%[4] +0.74[4]
2022/23 61.5[7] 74%[7] +0.55[7]
2021/22 63.2[8] 76%[8] +0.46[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
20.4% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[10] 18.3%[10]
2022/23 B-[11] 16.3%[11]
2021/22 B[12] 19.6%[12]
2018/19 C+[13] 19.3%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
95% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
81% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
1% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
10% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2021/22[15]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[15] 87%[15] 7%[15] 1%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 97%[16] 88%[16] 2%[16] 6%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 98%[17] 89%[17] 1%[17] 6%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 97%[18] 89%[18] 2%[18] 5%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
84% 2022/23[19]
Education
59% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[19]
Employment
22% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 85%[20] 55%[20] 3%[20] 27%[20]
2020/21 91%[21] 71%[21] 2%[21] 18%[21]
2019/20 85%[22] 70%[22] 2%[22] 13%[22]
2018/19 86%[23] 69%[23] 1%[23] 17%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
81% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
43% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
35% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 87%[26] 42%[26]
2019/20 84%[25] 38%[25] 35%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 88%[27] 40%[27] 37%[27] 2%[27]
2017/18 82%[28] 39%[28] 37%[28] 3%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
30 Nov 2022[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
1 Mar 2023[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
6.3 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
1790 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
619 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
282 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
2.2 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 1737[30] 600[30] 276[30] 6.3[30] 2.2[30]
Entry Sept 2024 1706[30] 603[30] 280[30] 6.1[30] 2.2[30]
Entry Sept 2023 1742[30] 585[30] 280[30] 6.2[30] 2.1[30]
Entry Sept 2022 1751[30] 588[30] 281[30] 6.2[30] 2.1[30]

Furthest distance offered (other children)

By entry year
EntryFurthest distance
Entry Sept 2026 525 metres[31]
Entry Sept 2025 708 metres[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
2160[1]
Trust
GRAVENEY TRUST[1]
Local authority
Wandsworth[1]
Website
http://www.graveney.org/[1]
District
Wandsworth[33]
Postcode
SW17 9BU[1]
URN
137005[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
2343 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
16.6% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
7.5% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
2.9% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
17.6% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
50.1%[35]
Mixed
12.9%[35]
Asian
20.8%[35]
Black
12.4%[35]
Any other ethnic group
2.8%[35]
Unclassified
0.9%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Warmth
They are supportive and caring towards each other. Pupils are polite and show respect to others.[36]
Pastoral care
Pupils’ mental health is treated as a priority. Pupils receive strong support in managing the pressures which they may face. Some pupils said the school’s well-being centre is a place where they can talk about their feelings.[36]
Behaviour
Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary. Lessons are calm and free from disruption.[36]
Learning support
School staff are skilled in adapting learning to support pupils’ individual needs. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).[36]
Enrichment
Leaders organise exceptional opportunities for pupils’ personal development. Pupils take part in many wider curriculum experiences including in music, art and sport. Leaders provide an extensive programme of extra-curricular clubs.[36]
Sport
Leaders arrange many inter-house competitions[36]
Performing arts
All pupils in Year 7 take part in the ‘Big Sing’ concert.[36]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  21. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  22. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  23. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  24. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  25. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  26. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  27. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  28. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  29. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  30. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  31. wandsworth.gov.uk: wandsworth.gov.uk — How school places were offered for secondary schools 2026 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    those scoring 250 living up to a distance of 1966 metres from the school, offered a place (p. 2)
    Other children living closest to the school: 85 (up to a distance of 525 metres from the school). (p. 2)
  32. wandsworth.gov.uk: wandsworth.gov.uk — How school places were offered for secondary schools 2025 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    those scoring 249 living up to a distance of 553 metres from the school, offered a place (p. 2)
    Other children living closest to the school: 89 (up to a distance of 708 metres from the school). (p. 2)
  33. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  34. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  35. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  36. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (10)
    Leaders arrange many inter-house competitions (p. 2)
    They are supportive and caring towards each other. Pupils are polite and show respect to others (p. 2)
    Pupils' mental health is treated as a priority. Pupils receive strong support in managing the pressures which they may face (p. 3)
    Some pupils said the school's well-being centre is a place where they can talk about their feelings (p. 2)
    Pupils' behaviour is exemplary (p. 2)
    Lessons are calm and free from disruption (p. 2)
    Leaders organise exceptional opportunities for pupils' personal development. Pupils take part in many wider curriculum experiences including in music, art and sport (p. 2)
    Leaders provide an extensive programme of extra-curricular clubs (p. 2)
    All pupils in Year 7 take part in the 'Big Sing' concert (p. 2)
    School staff are skilled in adapting learning to support pupils' individual needs. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) (p. 3)