Bacon's College

State-Funded School

bacons-college-southwark-london

LondonRegion

SouthwarkLocal Authority

Bermondsey and Old SouthwarkConstituency

SE16 6ATPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bacon's College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Southwark, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,025 pupils. Bacon's College is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.13

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

Black

35%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,025

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

43%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,025
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: UNITED LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
31 Aug 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 Apr 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.