Secondary schools in Southwark
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Southwark has 20 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,117 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 92% stayed in education (England 86%): 58% in a school sixth form, 10% at a sixth form college, 21% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 1% of leavers, roughly a third of the England rate of 3%.
4% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 65% of students in Southwark went to university (England 37%), and 33% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Southwark against England
| Measure | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,117 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 58% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 21% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Southwark
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (20)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark All Saints AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 568 | 90% | 47% | 29% | 2% | — | 45.2 | 41% |
| Ark Globe AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,272 | 87% | 54% | 26% | 1% | 74% | 48.4 | 49% |
| Ark Walworth AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 973 | 89% | 52% | 29% | 1% | 66% | 43.3 | 44% |
| Bacon's CollegeAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,025 | 90% | 44% | 35% | 1% | 62% | 49.4 | 51% |
| City of London Academy (Southwark)Academy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,589 | 88% | 52% | 24% | 2% | 65% | 52.9 | 58% |
| Haberdashers' Borough AcademyFree schools · sixth form | 983 | — | — | — | — | — | 47.8 | 43% |
| Harris Academy BermondseyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 781 | 94% | 54% | 27% | 1% | 68% | 54.6 | 57% |
| Harris Academy PeckhamAcademy sponsor led | 458 | 84% | 30% | 37% | 1% | — | 39.3 | 35% |
| Harris Boys' Academy East DulwichAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 912 | 90% | 63% | 22% | 2% | 70% | 55.5 | 55% |
| Harris Girls' Academy East DulwichAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 809 | 92% | 59% | 20% | 1% | 56% | 54.3 | 56% |
| Kingsdale Foundation SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,550 | 96% | 75% | 16% | 1% | 51% | 59.9 | 67% |
| Notre Dame Catholic Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | 354 | 95% | 58% | 14% | 1% | — | 42.8 | 33% |
| Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 950 | 97% | 71% | 5% | 0% | 82% | 58.0 | 70% |
| South Bank University AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 405 | 84% | 40% | 35% | 1% | 63% | 41.5 | 38% |
| St Michael's Catholic CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 948 | — | — | — | — | — | 58.0 | 66% |
| St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 620 | 97% | 76% | 8% | 0% | 74% | 52.7 | 54% |
| The Charter School BermondseyFree schools | 497 | 80% | 23% | 42% | 4% | — | 40.9 | 32% |
| The Charter School East DulwichFree schools · sixth form | 1,389 | 94% | 65% | 23% | 1% | 60% | 56.3 | 63% |
| The Charter School North DulwichAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,393 | 98% | 75% | 18% | 0% | 55% | 65.0 | 79% |
| The St Thomas the Apostle CollegeVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,140 | 96% | 70% | 7% | 1% | 73% | 61.7 | 72% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (10)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleyn's Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,453 | — | — | — | — | — | 48.7 | 0% |
| Dulwich Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,923 | — | — | — | — | — | 17.0 | 0% |
| James Allen's Girls' Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,223 | — | — | — | — | — | 56.8 | 0% |
| Cavendish Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9 | 0% |
| Highshore Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 163 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| PhoenixPlacespecial · Other independent special school | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 9.8 | 0% |
| Treasure House (London) CICspecial · Other independent special school | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 8.4 | 18% |
| Tuke Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 102 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Lift Newlandsstate · Academy special converter | 79 | 64% | 9% | 36% | 0% | — | 18.3 | 0% |
| Spa School, Bermondseystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 122 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |