78%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
49%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
52.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
57%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
557.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
836
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 04/02/2020
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLambeth
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChristian
StatusOpen
Overview of The Elms Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Lambeth
Part ofUNITED LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
78%
+1pp
79%71%62%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
49%
-11pp
60%53%46%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
Attainment 8
52.8
-0.9
55.750.545.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 52.8
EBacc entry
57%
-4pp
61%49%36%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
EBacc APS
557.9
-143.0
750.4654.1557.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 557.9
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
36.8
-3.2
46.036.827.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36.8
A-level value added
-0.14
-0.2
0.0-0.1-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
19%
-3pp
52%28%4%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 19%
Average A-level grade
B-
0
AB-C-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
836
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
42%
FSM eligible
57%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%
Contact
Address
Elms Road, Clapham, London, SW4 9ET
Local authority
Lambeth
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 78% | 49% | 52.8 | Not applicable | 57% | 557.9 | 62% | 836 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 60% | 53.7 | +0.91 | 61% | 700.9 | 69% | 813 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 50% | 49.1 | +0.58 | 49% | 579.9 | 60% | 754 |
| 2021/22 | 79% | 60% | 55.7 | +0.72 | 60% | 750.4 | 69% | 781 |
| 2018/19 | 62% | 46% | 45.2 | +0.22 | 36% | 624.2 | 50% | 896 |
| 2017/18 | 69% | 40% | 45.0 | +0.14 | 34% | 551.9 | 53% | 951 |
| 2016/17 | 63% | 41% | 44.4 | -0.14 | 32% | — | 44% | 940 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 36.8 | B- | -0.14 | 19% | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 40.0 | B | +0.05 | 21% | 57 |
| 2022/23 | 38.0 | B- | — | 20% | 75 |
| 2021/22 | 46.0 | A- | — | 52% | 54 |
| 2018/19 | 27.6 | C- | -0.16 | 4% | 81 |
| 2017/18 | 22.2 | D+ | -0.29 | 4% | 101 |
| 2016/17 | 25.9 | C- | -0.10 | 11% | 93 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 836 | 13.5 | 20% | 42% | 57% | 7% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 813 | 17.3 | 17% | 44% | 54% | 8% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 754 | 14.2 | 17% | 49% | 51% | 8% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 781 | 13.8 | 12% | 45% | 50% | 7% | 21% |
| 2020/21 | 808 | 12.8 | 11% | 45% | 45% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 896 | 14.8 | 16% | 46% | 57% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 951 | 14.9 | 16% | 46% | 58% | 7% | 19% |
| 2016/17 | 940 | 11.9 | 19% | 48% | 61% | 5% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.