Joshua Mangas
School Intel

South Bank University Sixth Form

  • 16 to 19
  • Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led
  • Ages 16 to 19

URN 150380 · Lambeth · SOUTH BANK ACADEMIES

In Lambeth

Attendance

Against Lambeth and England, secondary schools.

Overall absence

2022/23

4.9%

Lambeth
8.2%
England
9.0%

4.1 percentage points lower than England.

Sessions missed for any reason, as a share of all possible sessions in the school year. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2022/23.

Persistent absence

2022/23

18.2%

Lambeth
25.4%
England
26.5%

8.3 percentage points lower than England.

Pupils who missed 10% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2022/23.

Severe absence

2022/23

0.0%

Lambeth
2.4%
England
3.4%

3.4 percentage points lower than England.

Pupils who missed 50% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2022/23.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions

Against Lambeth and England, secondary schools.

Suspensions per 100 pupils

2024/25

0.00

Lambeth
10.03
England
21.24

21.24 lower than England.

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Suspensions per 100 pupils
YearThis schoolLambethEngland
2017/18Not published9.3010.13
2018/19Not published6.2410.75
2019/20Not published3.757.43
2020/21Not published4.718.48
2021/22Not published9.0713.96
2022/23Not published10.9418.90
2023/247.4611.1222.61
2024/250.0010.0321.24

Suspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. One pupil can be suspended more than once. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.

Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

2024/25

0.00

Lambeth
0.07
England
0.23

0.23 lower than England.

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Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
YearThis schoolLambethEngland
2017/18Not published0.250.20
2018/19Not published0.140.20
2019/20Not published0.030.13
2020/21Not published0.020.10
2021/22Not published0.090.16
2022/23Not published0.040.22
2023/240.000.070.25
2024/250.000.070.23

Permanent exclusions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.

Pupils

Against Lambeth and England, secondary schools.

Eligible for free school meals

2024/25

19.7%

Lambeth
39.6%
England
25.8%

6.1 percentage points lower than England.

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Eligible for free school meals
YearThis schoolLambethEngland
2021/22Not published33.7%20.9%
2022/23Not published36.2%22.7%
2023/2433.8%38.3%24.1%
2024/2519.7%39.6%25.8%

Pupils known to be eligible for free school meals on census day in January. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

SEN support

2024/25

8.8%

Lambeth
13.8%
England
13.4%

4.6 percentage points lower than England.

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SEN support
YearThis schoolLambethEngland
2021/22Not published14.1%11.9%
2022/23Not published13.4%12.4%
2023/2411.0%13.1%12.9%
2024/258.8%13.8%13.4%

Pupils receiving special educational needs support without an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

Education, health and care plan

2024/25

4.4%

Lambeth
4.0%
England
3.1%

1.3 percentage points higher than England.

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Education, health and care plan
YearThis schoolLambethEngland
2021/22Not published3.7%2.2%
2022/23Not published3.7%2.4%
2023/243.5%3.7%2.7%
2024/254.4%4.0%3.1%

Pupils with an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

First language other than English

2024/25

16.3%

Lambeth
42.2%
England
19.2%

2.9 percentage points lower than England.

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First language other than English
YearThis schoolLambethEngland
2021/22Not published42.2%17.5%
2022/23Not published44.3%18.1%
2023/2416.7%43.1%18.6%
2024/2516.3%42.2%19.2%

Pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

Teachers

Against Lambeth and England, secondary schools.

Pupils per qualified teacher

2024/25

36.8

Lambeth
16.0
England
17.3

19.5 higher than England.

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Pupils per qualified teacher
YearThis schoolLambethEngland
2017/18Not published15.116.5
2018/19Not published15.316.8
2019/20Not published15.817.2
2020/21Not published15.917.1
2021/22Not published16.117.1
2022/23Not published16.017.2
2023/2421.516.217.4
2024/2536.816.017.3
2025/26Not published15.217.3

Full-time equivalent pupils for each full-time equivalent qualified teacher. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2024/25.

Teacher sickness absence

2023/24

0.1 days

Lambeth
4.9 days
England
5.3 days

5.2 days lower than England.

Compared with all state-funded schools: DfE publishes this measure for all schools, not by phase.

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Teacher sickness absence
YearThis schoolLambethEngland
2017/18Not published3.4 days4.0 days
2018/19Not published3.3 days4.0 days
2019/20Not publishedNot publishedNot published
2020/21Not published4.3 days3.9 days
2021/22Not published6.2 days6.3 days
2022/23Not published5.1 days5.2 days
2023/240.1 days4.9 days5.3 days
2024/25Not published4.3 days5.0 days

Days lost to sickness absence in the school year, averaged across all teachers. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2023/24.

Finance

Academies report their accounts as part of their trust, so DfE publishes no school-level balance for this school. The trust’s figures are in DfE’s Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.

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About the school

Pupils on roll
294
Capacity
600
Type
Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led
Phase
16 plus
Age range
16 to 19
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Trust
SOUTH BANK ACADEMIES
Opened
1 September 2023
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Deprivation of the area (IDACI)
Decile 5 of 10 (1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods)

Address: 56 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1QS

Website: www.sbusixth.ac.uk/

Telephone: 02077386115

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Sources and corrections

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South Bank University Sixth Form, URN 150380. https://joshuamangas.com/intel/school/150380/. Data release 20 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.