South Bank University Academy

South Bank University Academy is a secondary school (Academy sponsor led), ages 11–19, in London, SE17, in the Southwark council area. It has 405 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (6 May 2026): Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 area.

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Admissions

Distances are in miles (mi), as in the map app. PAN is the published admission number. Bands and admission groups have separate criteria; school-wide places, applications and offers are not counts for each band. Past offers are a guide, not a promise of a place.

Community primary schools: "The LA uses the eastings and northings linked to an applicant's address to calculate a straight-line distance measurement to all of our community schools in Southwark, which is generated by our Capita pupil database" (council's "Admission arrangements for September 2026 intake" for community primary schools, section 1.1 note (e)). The same document adds that Ivydale Primary School (which has two sites) is measured to each site's main gate, the shorter distance used; and that flats sharing a communal entrance are measured to the block, with lower door numbers prioritised in a tie. Secondary schools set their own arrangements as their own admissions authorities: most measure a straight-line distance from the home address to the school's main entrance/gate (a few instead to a stated "admission nodal point" some distance from the school, e.g. a road junction) -- but The City of London Academy (Southwark) measures "the shortest safe walking distance" to its nodal point, not a straight line.

Pupil-premium eligibility is prioritised ahead of the distance criterion (criterion 2 of 6); modelled here as mixed rather than pure distance. No applications, banding-test or distance-of-last-offer outcome data is centrally published for this school; only the published admission number and admission arrangements are recorded (see module docstring).

Southwark admissions information and published allocations

Ofsted

Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 area — inspected 6 May 2026.

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Results

Progress 8 compares progress with pupils who had similar primary results; 0 is the national average. Its publication year can differ from the other GCSE results above.

Pupils

Nearby schools

Other schools in the same council and phase. Ordered by distance where coordinates are available, then by name; locations may be postcode centres.

• Ark Walworth Academy
• St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
• Ark All Saints Academy
• Harris Academy Bermondsey
• Arco Academy
• Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
• Sacred Heart Catholic School
• City of London Academy (Southwark)