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Bacon's College

Academy sponsor led · London · SE16 6AT

Ages 11–19 · 1,025 pupils · Southwark

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Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

51.5

Overall absence

7.8%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-06-08

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.40
−20+2
Attainment 851.5
English & maths grade 5+56%
English & maths grade 4+72%
EBacc entry42%

EBacc APS: 4.6

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.2%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.4%
Enrolments in measure
946

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

175

Places offered

185

1st-preference offers

162

Total preferences (any rank)
493
Preferred offers (top 3)
185
Applications from outside LA
106
Offers to outside-LA applicants
31
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill85%

1,025 pupils · 1,200 places

Pupils on roll
1,025
Boys / girls
561 / 464
School capacity
1,200
Capacity fill
1,025 / 1,200 (85%)
Free school meals
43.9%
FSM pupils
394
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Southwark
Governance
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
United Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mr James Wilson

Location

Address
Timber Pond Road
Postcode
SE16 6AT
Town
London
Local authority
Southwark
District
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–19, in London, Southwark, 1,025 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 43.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Southwark.

Open schools in London
1846
Secondary schools in London
249
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SE16
19
Secondary in SE16
4
Open schools in Southwark LA
122
Secondary in Southwark LA
19

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Wilson
Telephone
02072371928
Website
www.baconscollege.co.uk

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