It opened as an academy in 2014 and is part of South Bank Academies (sponsored by London South Bank University). It was re-founded as South Bank University Academy in 2021. The school is no longer specialist in engineering.
The school is part of the London South Bank University Group. The LSBU Group also includes its sister school, South Bank UTC, as well as London South Bank Technical College and Lambeth College.
A 2017 Ofsted report rated the school as "Good", with the school again rated "Good" in June 2022.[2]
The school enrols 751 students, of which 70.9% are boys, 29.1% are girls .[3]