Burntwood School

About Burntwood School

Burntwood School, a large girls' secondary in Wandsworth, holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in 2025, an ungraded visit that noted the school had improved significantly since its previous graded inspection in 2016. The most telling academic metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.34, which places the school in the 'Above average' band nationally. This means that, on average, pupils achieve nearly half a grade more per subject across their eight best GCSEs than students with similar starting points. The school's Attainment 8 score sits at 49.4, and a strong 71.9% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths. However, it's worth noting that the local authority average Progress 8 score for Wandsworth is 0.55, so while Burntwood is comfortably above the national average of zero, it sits slightly below the high bar set by its immediate neighbours.

At A-level, the picture is more mixed. The school's value-added score for sixth form is -0.2, which is classed as 'Below average', and the average points per entry is 26.6, equivalent to a C- grade. This suggests that while the school is very effective at boosting GCSE outcomes, its sixth form may not add the same level of academic value for students. Only 5.4% of entries achieved grades AAB or higher. On a more positive note, the school has a strong EBacc entry rate of 85.4%, indicating a broad academic curriculum, and its Progress 8 English score of 0.55 is particularly strong. In the Wandsworth local authority rankings, Burntwood places 8th out of 11 schools on its Progress 8 score, and nationally it sits in the top 25% of all schools, ranking 773rd out of 3,141.

The school is heavily oversubscribed, with 650 applications for 265 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, and only 134 first-preference offers made. It offers a wide range of facilities including a swimming pool, theatre, astro turf, and science labs, plus a dedicated sixth form centre. For families with children who have special educational needs, the school lists provisions for a broad spectrum of needs, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder, hearing and visual impairments, and a resourced provision. Parent views from the most recent Ofsted Parent View period are largely positive: 75% would recommend the school, and strong majorities agree that their child does well (85% strongly agree or agree) and that the school has high expectations (81%). However, only 57% of parents felt that SEND children receive the support they need, which is a notable minority concern. This is a school that delivers strong academic progress at GCSE level and is popular locally, but parents considering the sixth form should look closely at the value-added data.

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