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South Bank Colleges

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationLondonLambeth
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South Bank Colleges is a further education in London for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

45 Clapham Common Southside, Clapham Common, London, SW4 9BL020 7501 5010southbankcolleges.ac.ukMrs Fiona Morey OBE principal & chief executiveAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

849 students finished sixth-form courses.

All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students8495855316091,2391,302
Average A level gradezzNE
Applied general courses: points per entry22.3922.4321.2723.94
T levels: points per entry24.0317.4024.2920.81

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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 Lambeth council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 451 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training57%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 52%, compared with 61% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training42%England 72%
Top-third universities4%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship2%England 6%
Higher technical course2%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 37% went on to degree-level study or training.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training57%57%61%
Education33%35%37%
Apprenticeship2%1%2%0%
Work23%21%22%
Not in education, work or training31%35%28%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,60912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate233 per 1,000 people156% higher than the England average
Typical house price£545,000Lambeth
Nearest bus stop200 mClapham Common, 19 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
The Elms AcademyAcademy200 m865Good 202083Compare
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic220 m272No overall grade 202467Compare
Clapham Manor Primary SchoolCouncil640 m377Good 202263Compare
Macaulay Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England660 m176Good 202359Compare
Bonneville Primary SchoolCouncil680 m372Outstanding 202499Compare
Eaton House the Manor SchoolIndependent740 m668Not inspectedCompare
Belleville Wix AcademyAcademy880 m309Good 201985Compare
Iqra Primary SchoolMuslim890 m235Outstanding 202499Compare

Questions parents ask

Is South Bank Colleges a good school?

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How many pupils does South Bank Colleges have?

The number of pupils is not published.

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

Contact and details

Address
45 Clapham Common Southside, Clapham Common, London, SW4 9BL
Telephone
020 7501 5010
Website
www.southbankcolleges.ac.uk
Principal & Chief Executive
Mrs Fiona Morey OBE
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Lambeth
Ward
Clapham East
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130413 · LAESTAB 2088027 · UKPRN 10003755

Where these figures come from