Burntwood School is a girls' secondary academy in London, London Borough of Wandsworth, teaching 1,462 pupils aged 11 to 18. It was last inspected by Ofsted in February 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 49.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 19 December 2025 to 20 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Burntwood School.

Latest inspection
Inspected Ungraded inspection
Outcome: Improved significantly. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 12 Feb 2025 · Published 17 Mar 2025
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Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Burntwood School.

Burntwood School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Autumn Term 2025 starts (Staff Training Day)
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
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December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 Autumn Term 2025 ends
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year’s Day
  • 5 Spring Term 2026 starts
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27 Spring Term 2026 ends
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 13 Summer Term 2026 starts
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 20 Summer Term 2026 ends
  • 21 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term 2025 starts (Staff Training Day) Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 27–31, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term 2025 ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term 2026 starts Jan 5, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16–20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term 2026 ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30 – Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term 2026 starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term May 25–29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term 2026 ends Jul 20, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Jul 21 – early Sep 2026 Holiday
  • New Year’s Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
49.4 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 26%
49.4% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 29%
27.1 A level average score England 35
25.7% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Burntwood School with London Borough of Wandsworth and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 49.4 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 49.4
London Borough of Wandsworth 51.8 England 46.1 +3.3 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 49.4%
London Borough of Wandsworth 57.1% England 45.4% +4 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 43.9
London Borough of Wandsworth 41.2 England 34.9 +9 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 8.9
London Borough of Wandsworth 17 England 15.5 -6.6 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 38%
London Borough of Wandsworth 37.3% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 245
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 27.1 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 27.1
London Borough of Wandsworth 33.54 England 35 -7.9 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 186
Attendance 25.7% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 25.7%
London Borough of Wandsworth 17.1% England 17.8% +7.9 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 8.2%
London Borough of Wandsworth 6.3% England 6.8% +1.5 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

In education, apprenticeship or work 94%
London Borough of Wandsworth 93% England 92% +2 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 89%
London Borough of Wandsworth 89% England 83% +6 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 84% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

In education, apprenticeship or work 84%
London Borough of Wandsworth 83% England 79% +5 vs England
Went to higher education 61%
London Borough of Wandsworth 59% England 37% +24 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Burntwood School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Burntwood School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.