Side by side
The Link School and Wandle Valley Academy
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- The Link School takes ages 4 to 19; Wandle Valley Academy takes ages 5 to 16.
- The Link School has 167 pupils; Wandle Valley Academy has 89.
- The two schools are 2.1 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | The Link School | Wandle Valley Academy |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy special converter DfE register | State-funded: Academy special converter DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 19 DfE register | 5 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 167 DfE register | 89 DfE register |
| Borough | Sutton DfE register | Sutton DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 24 June 2025 Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 16 November 2023: School remains Good Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 100% (left 2022/23) DfE | 53% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 43.2% DfE register | 77.5% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 14% school census 2024/25 | 5.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 1.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 5.5 DfE workforce census | 6.4 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 13.8% DfE, 2024/25 | 23.6% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.