Lambeth Academy, London | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

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'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

Lambeth Academy

Elms Road, Clapham, London SW4 9ET

https://www.lambeth-academy.org/

Lambeth Academy is a non-selective, Christian academy. It has about 780 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In February 2020 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of United Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The Hurlingham Academy, Paddington Academy, Bacon's College, Sedgehill Academy and The John Roan School.)

Particular strengths include Sixth form, Admissions, Finances and Representation. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Attainment and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Harris Academy Clapham
0.7		La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
0.9		Trinity Academy
0.9		South Bank UTC
1.1		Chestnut Grove School
1.2		Ark Bolingbroke Academy
1.4		Harris Academy Battersea
1.4		Platanos College
1.6		City Heights E-ACT Academy
1.6		Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
1.6		St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls
1.8		Saint John Bosco College

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Sixth form: Excellent. Attainment is poor, progress is below average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community.

Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is very high.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is about average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Progress: About average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Attainment: Below average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is quite high.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

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