Bacon's College
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Bacon's College is a secondary academy in London, Southwark. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
UNITED LEARNING TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 96 member schools: 36 primary schools, 56 secondary schools, 4 all-through schools. Local authorities: Barking and Dagenham | Barnet | Barnsley | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Bromley | Cambridgeshire | Cumberland | Dudley | East Sussex | Greenwich | Hammersmith and Fulham | Kensington and Chelsea | Kent | Lambeth | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Lewisham | Manchester | North Northamptonshire | Oxfordshire | Portsmouth | Redbridge | Salford | Sandwell | Sheffield | Somerset | Southampton | Southwark | Staffordshire | Stockport | Swindon | Trafford | Waltham Forest | Wandsworth | Warwickshire | West Northamptonshire | West Sussex | Westminster. Regions: East Midlands | East of England | London | North West | South East | South West | West Midlands | Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the UNITED LEARNING TRUST public record.
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- Official name
- Bacon's College
- Address
- Timber Pond Road
- Postcode
- SE16 6AT
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- URN (official identifier)
- 145313
- Establishment number
- 4005
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Number of pupils
- 1025
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1200
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Headteacher
- Mr James Wilson
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 8 Jun 2022Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.baconscollege.co.uk
- Telephone
- 02072371928
- Date opened
- 1 Mar 2018
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Bacon's College
| 2025/26 | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 1,025 | 40,635 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 43.7% | 41.3% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 13.0% | 16.4% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.5% | 6.0% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 42.7% | 32.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for Bacon's College, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Bacon's College (URN 135401)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 16 Oct 2017
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as Bacon's College (URN 135401)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Outcomes for pupils
- Inadequate
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Inadequate
- Is safeguarding effective
- No
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Inadequate
Report published 19 Apr 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Bacon's College (URN 135401)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 19 Apr 2013
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportInspected as Bacon's College (URN 135401)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 6 Jan 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Bacon's College (URN 100871)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 10 Nov 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Bacon's College
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 6.2% | 6.6% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 17.2% | 18.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Bacon's College
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £508,200 for 462 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 51.6% | 43.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £567 | £578 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Bacon's College
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 1,007 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Southwark average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £12,018,000 £11,934 per pupil | £10,421 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £12,090,000 £12,006 per pupil | £10,029 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £6,547,000 £6,501 per pupil · 54.2% | £5,839 · 58.2% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £1,328,000 £1,319 per pupil · 11.0% | £744 · 7.4% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £414,000 £411 per pupil · 3.4% | £163 · 1.6% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £414,000 £411 per pupil · 3.4% | £123 · 1.2% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | −£72,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £11,107 per pupil, supply and agency £437 per pupil — spending up £899 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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