Vanguard School

State-Funded School

vanguard-school-lambeth-london

LondonRegion

LambethLocal Authority

Vauxhall and Camberwell GreenConstituency

SE11 6QHPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 71 pupils. Vanguard School is part of LIBERTY ACADEMY TRUST LTD..

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

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 21.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 15.4%
EBacc average point score: 1.46

Ethnicity

White

25%

Asian

Black

31%

Mixed

32%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

80%Boys

20%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

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: 71
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: LIBERTY ACADEMY TRUST LTD.

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Sept 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
26 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

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.