Spa School, Bermondsey
Spa School, Bermondsey is a special academy in London for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 122 pupils, 7 more than it has places for. About 58 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
Monnow Road, London, SE1 5RN020 7237 3714spa-education.orgMiss Georgina Quigley headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 22 May 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
10 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018† | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 13 | – | – |
† These results are for Spa School, the school this one replaced in September 2018. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
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 Southwark council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Southwark with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (122).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 122 | 114 | 115 | 111 | 107 | 110 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 67% | 63% | 61% | 63% | 59% | 59% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 25% | 25% | 28% | 28% | 29% | 34% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 86.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 13.8% | 13.5% | 13.8% | 11.7% | 18.9% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 9.5% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 11.3% | 16.8% | 5.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 4.3% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 0.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 31.9% | 33.8% | 27.9% | 27.6% | 59.0% | 20.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 21 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 100%, compared with – for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| Education | 100% | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Academy Bermondsey | Academy | 290 m | 781 | No overall grade 2025 | 91 | Compare |
| City of London Academy (Southwark) | Academy | 330 m | 1,589 | Report card 2026 | 82 | Compare |
| Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy | Free school | 600 m | 345 | Not inspected | 51 | Compare |
| Phoenix Primary School | Council | 610 m | 480 | No overall grade 2025 | 98 | Compare |
| Boutcher Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 640 m | 201 | Outstanding 2022 | 98 | Compare |
| The Charter School Bermondsey | Free school | 650 m | 497 | Good 2022 | 36 | Compare |
| Kintore Way Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 660 m | 99 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 680 m | 403 | Good 2024 | 71 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Spa School, Bermondsey a good school?
Spa School, Bermondsey doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in May 2024.
What is Spa School, Bermondsey's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Spa School, Bermondsey good at its last full inspection on 22 May 2024.
How many pupils does Spa School, Bermondsey have?
122 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 115 places, so it is 106% full.
What is attendance like at Spa School, Bermondsey?
Pupils were in school 86.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 32% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Spa School, Bermondsey have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Spa School, Bermondsey 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
- Monnow Road, London, SE1 5RN
- Telephone
- 020 7237 3714
- Website
- www.spa-education.org
- Headteacher
- Miss Georgina Quigley
- Type of school
- Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Spa Education Trust (2 schools)
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Ward
- South Bermondsey
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2018 (academy converter)
- URN
- 146190 · LAESTAB 2107048 · UKPRN 10080930
- Formerly
- Spa School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.