Ashcroft Technology Academy, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "The Sixth Form at Ashcroft Technology Academy has a strong academic ethos and offers an environment in which students are supported to achieve the very highest levels of academic achievement. Following their Sixth Form studies, our students typically progress to Russell Group universities, studying a range of academic courses."

In 2026, pupils at Ashcroft Technology Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 66.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.8 in Wandsworth and 47 across England.

79% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 58% in Wandsworth and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 66.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.34: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 61.5, against 69.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were French, Social Studies and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 396 families put Ashcroft Technology Academy as their first choice and 1208 named it as one of their preferences, for 240 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 205 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ashcroft Technology Academy are Saint Cecilia's Church of England School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.1); Ark Putney Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.7); Southfields Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.9); and The Hurlingham Academy (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.4).

Ashcroft Technology Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Ashcroft Technology Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.

177 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ashcroft Technology Academy (as of April 2026): 83% would recommend the school, 77% say their child is happy there and 30% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (30%).

Of the 235 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 8% to a further education college and 0% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 148 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 83% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 7% into work. 44% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

36.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 50.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (29%), Black (18%) and White British (17%).

In 2026, 155 pupils (10.2%) received SEN support and 55 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Ashcroft Technology Academy has a resourced provision (16 places, 6 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (350 places, 236 pupils on roll) for visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties.

The nearest Underground station is East Putney Underground Station, about 360 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manfred Road, 150 metres away.

In 2024/25, Ashcroft Technology Academy issued 63 suspensions, 4.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Ashcroft Technology Academy are Brandlehow Primary School (0.3 miles), St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles), West Hill Primary School (0.4 miles) and St Michael's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.