The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET · Lambeth · secondary school
5th of 15 secondary schools in Lambeth we can score, 16 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.2/10 against 288 of them, against 7.8/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 48.7 · 62 | 30% | 1.87 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.91 · 96 | 25% | 2.41 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 52.8 · 80 | 10% | 0.80 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, inspected in 2025-06. In 2024/25, 48.7% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 52.8, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.91 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 7.8 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. There are 836 pupils in a school with 875 places, leaving 39 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils in raising their Progress 8 scores further? What specific support is available for students who need to catch up in English and maths? How does the school manage the competitive nature of admissions for new intakes?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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