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Best secondary schools in Southwark

18 of 20 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Southwark schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Progress 8 Ofsted Places Catchment
1 The St Thomas the Apostle College London 1.45 Outstanding improving oversubscribed 1.21 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Sacred Heart Catholic School London 1.24 Outstanding oversubscribed 2.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich London hidden gem 0.98 Outstanding undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 The Charter School North Dulwich London 0.8 Outstanding oversubscribed 2.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 Kingsdale Foundation School London 0.68 Outstanding improving oversubscribed 2.32 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School London hidden gem 0.58 Good declining undersubscribed 0.44 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Harris Academy Bermondsey London 0.55 Not judged undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 City of London Academy (Southwark) London 0.48 Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Ark All Saints Academy London hidden gem 0.44 Good undersubscribed 0.63 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Bacon's College London hidden gem 0.4 Good undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich London hidden gem 0.4 Outstanding undersubscribed 0.66 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Harris Academy Peckham London 0.29 Not judged undersubscribed 0.41 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School London 0.25 Requires improvement undersubscribed 0.61 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 The Charter School East Dulwich London hidden gem 0.19 Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
15 Ark Walworth Academy London hidden gem 0.18 Good undersubscribed 0.72 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
16 The Charter School Bermondsey London hidden gem 0.08 Good improving undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
17 South Bank University Academy London hidden gem -0.16 Good undersubscribed 0.58 first prefs per place, 2025/26 approximate
18 Haberdashers' Borough Academy London hidden gem -0.23 Good undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Southwark

2 further secondary schools with no published Progress 8 for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Southwark, not a fairer one.

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