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Nightingale Community Academy
Academy special sponsor led · London · SW17 7DF
Ages 5–19 · 139 pupils · Wandsworth
Ofsted
Strong standard
Attainment 8
13.6
Overall absence
19.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Strong standard
Inspection date
2026-04-21
- AchievementStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-1.47
−20+2
Attainment 813.6
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.9
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)14%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 99.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 92.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence19.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)49.6%
Unauthorised14.5%
- Authorised absence
- 5.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 10.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 117
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill58%
139 pupils · 238 places
- Pupils on roll
- 139
- Boys / girls
- 139 / 0
- School capacity
- 238
- Capacity fill
- 139 / 238 (58%)
- Free school meals
- 72.7%
- FSM pupils
- 88
- Gender
- Boys
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
Age range
Ages 5–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Orchard Hill College
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon McBride
Location
- Address
- Beechcroft Road, Tooting
- Postcode
- SW17 7DF
- Town
- London
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- District
- Wandsworth
- Constituency
- Tooting
- 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.
Boys academy special sponsor led, Ages 5–19, in London, Wandsworth, 139 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, special school. Free school meals: 72.7%.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Ernest Bevin Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
London · SW17 7DF · Wandsworth
Ages 11–18
- Att849.5
- P80.6
- EM5+59%
- Absence8.3%
0.3 miles away
Wandsworth Hospital and Home Tuition Service
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingPupil referral unit
London · SW17 0YG · Wandsworth
Ages 5–18
- FSM37.5%
0.4 miles away
Fircroft Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
London · SW17 7PP · Wandsworth
Ages 3–11
- FSM20.6%
0.4 miles away
Burntwood School
Ofsted: Improved significantlyAcademy converter · Secondary
London · SW17 0AQ · Wandsworth
Ages 11–18
- Att849.4
- P80.3
- EM5+51%
- Absence8.1%
0.4 miles away
Beatrix Potter Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
London · SW18 3ER · Wandsworth
Ages 3–11
- KS268%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM14.1%
0.5 miles away
Other independent special school
London · SW18 3QG · Wandsworth
Ages 4–11
0.6 miles away
Earlsfield Primary School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingCommunity school · Primary
London · SW18 3QQ · Wandsworth
Ages 3–11
- KS278%
- Absence3.2%
- FSM14.4%
0.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon McBride
- Telephone
- 02088749096