Wandsworth
Chestnut Grove Academy
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 55.1 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 55.1
- Attainment 8
- 73%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.42
- Progress 8
- [0.21, 0.64]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
What to do next
- Verify the school's official admissions policy
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Admissions and catchment
Year 7 entry · Wandsworth council allocation figures, 2023–2026
Add a postcode to see where you would sit against past cut-offs.
Places are split into 5 bands and each had its own cut-off in 2026, so your chance depends on which band your child is placed in.
Why we say “Depends on band”
- Band A: the furthest child offered a place lived 1.4 km away (printed 1,383 m).
- Band B: the furthest child offered a place lived 0.9 km away (printed 860 m).
- Band C: the furthest child offered a place lived 1.0 km away (printed 968 m).
- Band D: the furthest child offered a place lived 1.2 km away (printed 1,165 m).
- Band E: the furthest child offered a place lived 0.5 km away (printed 472 m).
What could change this
- Your child’s band comes from the banding test the school or council runs. Ask the school when it takes place.
- We measure a straight line from your postcode centre. The council measures from your home address, sometimes along walking routes, so treat anything near the line with care.
- Cut-offs move every year with the number of applicants and siblings.
- Children with an EHC plan, looked-after children and siblings are usually offered places before distance is used.
- Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Each band has its own cut-off, so there is no single ring to draw. The bars below show every band’s distance.
Last offer distance
Furthest child offered a place, by band, 2026.
Applications and places
Published admission number (PAN) against applications
Not published by the council.
Pupils on roll
School census count against building capacity
107% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.
Sources — check them yourself
- 2026 (first allocation): Wandsworth council allocation figures (PDF, page 1)
- 2025 (national offer day): Wandsworth council allocation figures (PDF, page 6)
- 2024 (national offer day): Wandsworth council allocation figures (PDF, page 6)
- 2023 (national offer day): Wandsworth council allocation figures (PDF, page 6)
- Official admissions page: Wandsworth. Use its address checker or booklet to confirm your own position.
Every distance the council printed
| Year | Rule or band | Printed | In km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A · furthest distance offered | 1,383 m | 1.4 km |
| 2026 | B · furthest distance offered | 860 m | 0.9 km |
| 2026 | C · furthest distance offered | 968 m | 1.0 km |
| 2026 | D · furthest distance offered | 1,165 m | 1.2 km |
| 2026 | E · furthest distance offered | 472 m | 0.5 km |
| 2025 | A · furthest distance offered | 1,283 m | 1.3 km |
| 2025 | B · furthest distance offered | 1,085 m | 1.1 km |
| 2025 | C · furthest distance offered | 1,158 m | 1.2 km |
| 2025 | D · furthest distance offered | 614 m | 0.6 km |
| 2025 | E · furthest distance offered | 1,216 m | 1.2 km |
| 2024 | A · furthest distance offered | 1,464 m | 1.5 km |
| 2024 | B · furthest distance offered | 988 m | 1.0 km |
| 2024 | C · furthest distance offered | 1,113 m | 1.1 km |
| 2024 | D · furthest distance offered | 1,012 m | 1.0 km |
| 2024 | E · furthest distance offered | 776 m | 0.8 km |
| 2023 | A · furthest distance offered | 1,596 m | 1.6 km |
| 2023 | B · furthest distance offered | 1,182 m | 1.2 km |
| 2023 | C · furthest distance offered | 1,220 m | 1.2 km |
| 2023 | D · furthest distance offered | 1,479 m | 1.5 km |
Figures collected from council publications on 27 September 2026 and shown as printed, converted to km. Years the council did not publish are left blank. Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 206 | 298 | 133 (45%) | 1,583 |
| September 2025 | 206 | 264 | 126 (48%) | 1,456 |
| September 2024 | 206 | 287 | 140 (49%) | 1,409 |
| September 2023 | 205 | 316 | 137 (43%) | 1,400 |
| September 2022 | 211 | 278 | 142 (51%) | 1,292 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Wandsworth’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 99 | Not published | Not published | 19% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 110 | Not published | Not published | 36% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 98 | 2% England 1% | 26% England 18% | 28% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 95 | 0% England 1% | 25% England 15% | 26% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 62 | 2% England 1% | 21% England 16% | 21% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 88 | 0% England 1% | 15% England 14% | 19% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 200 | 55.1 | — | 72.5% | 71.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/2024 | 172 | 57.0 | +0.42 | 75.6% | 73.3% | 5.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 171 | 58.2 | +0.56 | 79.0% | 78.0% | 5.5 |
| 2021/2022 | 175 | 58.2 | +0.16 | 77.0% | 77.0% | 5.4 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Wandsworth for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136883 |
| Local authority | Wandsworth |
| Region | London |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-19 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Kingsley |
| Trust | WANDLE LEARNING TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | SW12 8JZ |
| Latest pupils | 200 |
| FSM eligible | 27.2% |
Contact and identifiers
Chestnut Grove, Balham, 45 Chestnut Grove, London, SW12 8JZ
https://www.chestnutgrove.org.uk/View local authority page2086738737| DfE number | 4328 |
| UKPRN | 10034139 |
| Opened | 1 Jul 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |