Lansdowne School

State-Funded School

lansdowne-school-lambeth-london

LondonRegion

LambethLocal Authority

Clapham and Brixton HillConstituency

SW9 9QDPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Lansdowne School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lambeth, London.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 163 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 21 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 1.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.07

Ethnicity

White

28%

Asian

Black

56%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

163

Total Pupils

79%Boys

21%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

76%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 163
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 4 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
2 Dec 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.