SCHOOL PROFILE

Bacon's College

Secondary Academy sponsor led URN 145313
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,200 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 June 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Southwark
Trust UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,025 1,025 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 464 45.3% of pupils
Male pupils 561 54.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

43.7%
18.9 pts above England
School 43.7%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

42.7%
22.4 pts above England
School 42.7%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.3%
1.3 pts above England
School 2.3%
Southwark 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
25.0%
256
African
21.7%
222
Any other White background
10.4%
107
Caribbean
7.9%
81
Any other ethnic group
7.1%
73
Any other Mixed background
5.2%
53
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.5% 169 of 1,025 pupils
4.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.5%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.0% 133 pupils
England 14.8% 1.8 pts below
EHC plans 3.5% 36 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 55
Autistic spectrum disorder 43
Specific learning difficulty 37
Speech, language & communication 25
Hearing impairment 2
Moderate learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

49.4 10.2 pts above England
School 49.4
Southwark 44.0
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 50.6% England 36.0% 14.6 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 65.7% England 51.4% 14.3 pts above England
EBacc entry 14.0% England 30.6% 16.6 pts below England
EBacc average point score 4.13 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.40 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.72%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.51 pts higher than England
School 6.72%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.51%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.69 pts higher than England
School 17.51%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.15%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.34 pts higher than England
School 2.15%
Southwark 2.04%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

85.4% 6.9 pts below England
Bacon's College
85.4%
Southwark
88.8%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information