Graveney
Graveney is a large, successful and heavily oversubscribed secondary school with a forward looking and inclusive ethos. There are over 2300 pupils on roll, including over 900 in the sixth form, making Graveney one of the largest schools in the country.
With six outstanding Ofsted inspections to its credit Graveney has a long and consistent history of achieving exceptional academic outcomes for its students as well as exceptional progression routes.
With roots dating back to the 17th century, the school occupies a beautiful campus style site with an eclectic selection of buildings the most recent of which was built in 2019, winning a prestigious architectural award and incorporating an observatory for our students of Astronomy.
Graveney is a happy school. The quality of relationships between adults and students and between students themselves can be seen across the school. There is a rich diversity of students at Graveney, with 60 different languages spoken at home and a very broad socio-economic, cultural and ethnic mix that is very much reflective of the community in Tooting that we serve. This widely diverse group of people work harmoniously and happily together which makes Graveney feel safe and means that everyone feels that they can belong.
Our staff are very well qualified. They all have degrees in the subjects that they teach and many have further qualifications in related specialisms. When you walk into our classrooms there is a palpable air of aspiration. Students are focussed and eager to learn – staff have a real mastery of their subject and it is clear that they love the job that they do.
We are also proud of the quality of the professional bonds between staff and friendships between students that are forged at Graveney and which live on long after they’ve left school. Our alumni visit regularly, sometimes to provide inspirational talks for younger students, or perhaps to help out with our Higher Education Fair. Some return to work for us when they’ve qualified as teachers, or teaching assistants or in the office. Others simply come back to visit because they want to say hello and tell us what they’ve done since they left.