Southfields Academy is a mixed secondary academy in London, London Borough of Wandsworth, teaching 1,148 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in February 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 49.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 20 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Southfields Academy.

Latest inspection
Good Ungraded inspection
Outcome: School remains Good. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 24 Feb 2023 · Published 26 Apr 2023
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Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Southfields Academy.

Southfields Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
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  • 1 Autumn Term 2025 Start
October 2025
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  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
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December 2025
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  • 19 Autumn Term 2025 End
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
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
  • 5 Spring Term 2026 Start
February 2026
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  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
March 2026
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  • 27 Spring Term 2026 End
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
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  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 13 Summer Term 2026 Start
May 2026
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  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
June 2026
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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 End
  • 21–31 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
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term 2025 Start Sep 1, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 27–31, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term 2025 End Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term 2026 Start Jan 5, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16–20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term 2026 End Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30 – Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term 2026 Start Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term May 25–29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term 2026 End Jul 20, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Jul 21 – Aug 31, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
49.4 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 26%
47.9% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 32%
30.86 A level average score England 35
18.2% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Southfields Academy 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 47.9%
London Borough of Wandsworth 57.1% England 45.4% +2.5 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 44.9
London Borough of Wandsworth 41.2 England 34.9 +10 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 7.7
London Borough of Wandsworth 17 England 15.5 -7.8 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 42.1%
London Borough of Wandsworth 37.3% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 190
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 30.86 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* 30.86
London Borough of Wandsworth 33.54 England 35 -4.1 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 110
Attendance 18.2% 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 18.2%
London Borough of Wandsworth 17.1% England 17.8% +0.4 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 6.8%
London Borough of Wandsworth 6.3% England 6.8% in line with England
What pupils do after GCSEs 92% 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 92%
London Borough of Wandsworth 93% England 92% in line with England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 91%
London Borough of Wandsworth 89% England 83% +8 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 78% 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 78%
London Borough of Wandsworth 83% England 79% -1 vs England
Went to higher education 55%
London Borough of Wandsworth 59% England 37% +18 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 Southfields Academy. 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 Southfields Academy 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.