Bacon's College | School performance

66%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

51%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

49.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

14%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

710.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,002

Pupils · 2024/25

43%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

66%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

51%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

49.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

14%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

710.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,002

Pupils · 2024/25

43%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

66%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

51%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

49.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

14%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

710.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,002

Pupils · 2024/25

43%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/06/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySouthwark

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Bacon's College · Secondary with sixth form · Southwark

Part ofUNITED LEARNING TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

66%

-6pp

82%74%66%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 66%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

51%

-5pp

64%57%49%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 51%

Attainment 8

49.4

-2.1

54.951.548.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 49.4

EBacc entry

14%

-28pp

47%31%14%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 14%

EBacc APS

710.9

-44.2

776.5714.0651.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 710.9

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

A-level APS

37.7

+2.7

40.936.632.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 37.7

A-level value added

-0.01

-0.1

+0.10.00.0

'19'24'25

'25 · 0.0

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

12%

+2pp

27%16%5%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 12%

Average A-level grade

B-

BB-C+

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · B-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,002

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

43%

FSM eligible

51%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

18%

Contact

Address

Timber Pond Road, London, SE16 6AT

Local authority

Southwark

Website

www.baconscollege.co.uk

Telephone

02072371928

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	66%	51%	49.4	Not applicable	14%	710.9	14%	1,002
2023/24	72%	56%	51.5	+0.40	42%	755.1	43%	1,026
2022/23	68%	49%	48.2	+0.12	31%	651.5	31%	1,028
2021/22	82%	64%	54.9	+0.48	47%	776.5	51%	996
2018/19	73%	50%	50.6	+0.08	23%	690.1	31%	1,010
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	37.7	B-	-0.01	12%	61
2023/24	35.1	B-	+0.06	10%	74
2022/23	35.6	B-	—	8%	70
2021/22	40.9	B	—	27%	65
2018/19	32.2	C+	+0.01	5%	72

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,002	15.6	16%	43%	51%	7%	18%
2023/24	1,026	17.3	14%	43%	52%	8%	24%
2022/23	1,028	15.3	16%	41%	53%	9%	28%
2021/22	996	17.5	20%	40%	56%	9%	27%
2020/21	985	15.0	22%	40%	50%	—	—
2018/19	1,010	14.2	19%	42%	61%	5%	15%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	5%	15%