Heron Academy

State-Funded School

heron-academy-lambeth-london

LondonRegion

LambethLocal Authority

Dulwich and West NorwoodConstituency

SE24 0HZPostcode

0.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Heron Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Lambeth, London.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 86 pupils. Heron Academy is part of LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 12 May 2026 · published 24 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Inadequate

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Sixth formprovision

Inadequate

Ethnicity

White

21%

Asian

Black

59%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

58%Boys

42%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 86
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Jan 2022	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.