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Centre Academy London

Special · ages 11-19MixedIndependent (grammar)48 pupilsSixth formLondonWandsworth
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths7%England 46%
Places12 spare48 pupils, 60 places
Pupils on roll48Census January 2024

Centre Academy London is an independent special school in London for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 48 pupils and room for 60.

92 St John's Hill, Battersea, London, SW11 1SH020 7738 2344centreacademy.netMr Michael Jeffrey head of schoolAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

28 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score7.2
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths7%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths11%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2019 to 2025
2019: 17.917.920192022: 13.113.120222023: 24.524.520232024: 13.213.220242025: 7.27.22025
Since 2019: -10.7
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018WandsworthEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11281481172
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 87.213.224.513.117.952.846.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths7%21%13%0%29%57%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths11%29%25%18%43%76%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.551.051.750.921.504.934.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%61%41%

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
10.10.0
Gap 10.1England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wandsworth council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll48Census January 2024
Places6080% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support4%2 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan96%46 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls29 / 19
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll485039474845
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support4%3%6%2%7%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans96%97%94%98%93%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,14112 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate161 per 1,000 people77% higher than the England average
Typical house price£650,000Wandsworth
Nearest bus stop60 mPlough Road, 21 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
ARK John Archer Primary AcademyAcademy90 m195Good 202349Compare
Park House SchoolIndependent380 m54Not inspectedCompare
Thames Christian SchoolIndependent440 m188Not inspectedCompare
Emanuel SchoolIndependent (grammar)540 m1,112Not inspectedCompare
Ark Bolingbroke AcademyFree school720 m793No overall grade 202495Compare
Dolphin School (Incorporating Noahs Ark Nursery Schools)Independent750 m140Not inspectedCompare
St Faith's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England820 m187Good 202483Compare
Falconbrook Primary SchoolCouncil830 m180Good 202034Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Centre Academy London a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Centre Academy London yet.

How good are Centre Academy London's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 7% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 7.2, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Centre Academy London have?

48 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 60 places, so it is 80% full.

Does Centre Academy London have an entrance exam?

Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.

Does Centre Academy London have a sixth form?

Yes.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
92 St John's Hill, Battersea, London, SW11 1SH
Telephone
020 7738 2344
Website
www.centreacademy.net
Head of School
Mr Michael Jeffrey
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Wandsworth
Ward
Wandsworth Town
Constituency
Battersea
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
22 June 1983
URN
101175 · LAESTAB 2126408 · UKPRN 10015193

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from