Bacon's College, London | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Bacon's College

Timber Pond Road, London SE16 6AT

https://www.baconscollege.co.uk/

Bacon's College is a non-selective, Church of England academy. It has about 1,030 boys and girls aged between 11 and 19. In June 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of United Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The John Roan School, Conisborough College, The Elms Academy, Sedgehill Academy and Paddington Academy.)

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Sixth form, Attainment and Destinations. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Environment and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.8		Bishop Challoner Catholic School
0.9		The Charter School Bermondsey
1.0		Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
1.1		St Michael's Catholic College
1.1		Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
1.1		Mulberry School for Girls
1.2		Wapping High School
1.2		London Enterprise Academy
1.3		Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
1.3		City of London Academy (Southwark)
1.4		St Paul's Way Trust School
1.4		Harris Academy Bermondsey

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Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are excellent. Progress at 16-18 is about average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Sixth form: Excellent. Attainment is above average, progress is above average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Attainment: Above average. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is very high.

Progress: Above average. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is roughly average.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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