The Elms Academy

State-Funded School

the-elms-academy-lambeth-london

LondonRegion

LambethLocal Authority

Clapham and Brixton HillConstituency

SW4 9ETPostcode

7.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Elms Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lambeth, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 865 pupils. The Elms Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.77

Ethnicity

White

22%

Asian

Black

38%

Mixed

19%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

10%

Pupils

865

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

40%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 865
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: UNITED LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 8 May 2025. 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
8 Mar 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.