Community school · Lambeth

The Norwood School

11–19Ages
1,076Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
100624URN

Crown Dale, Lambeth, London, SE19 3NY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.9per place

1.7 above Lambeth median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Lambeth

851 applications for 174 places · 2nd of 13 in Lambeth

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.9of 90

Lambeth 45.2 England 46.0

6th of 16 in Lambeth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.9applications per place, Year 7

1.7 above Lambeth median (3.2) 2.7 above England median (2.2)

851 applications · 174 places offered · 199 named it first

2026 4.9; Lambeth median median 3.2
2025 5.1; Lambeth median median 3.5
2024 5.0; Lambeth median median 2.8
2023 5.3; Lambeth median median 3.2
2022 4.7; Lambeth median median 3.2
2021 4.5; Lambeth median median 3.1
2020 3.9; Lambeth median median 3.1
2019 4.5; Lambeth median median 2.7
2018 3.9; Lambeth median median 2.5
2017 3.5; Lambeth median median 3.1
2016 3.8; Lambeth median median 3.0
2015 3.7; Lambeth median median 3.1
2014 3.6; Lambeth median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Lambeth median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Lambeth median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	174	851	4.9	199	1.14
Sep 2025	166	852	5.1	232	1.40
Sep 2024	175	881	5.0	213	1.22
Sep 2023	160	849	5.3	223	1.39
Sep 2022	165	773	4.7	223	1.35
Sep 2021	171	777	4.5	165	0.96
Sep 2020	174	676	3.9	125	0.72
Sep 2019	171	769	4.5	140	0.82
Sep 2018	174	678	3.9	140	0.80
Sep 2017	179	619	3.5	130	0.73
Sep 2016	149	569	3.8	100	0.67
Sep 2015	148	540	3.7	94	0.64
Sep 2014	146	527	3.6	100	0.68

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

175 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.96th of 16 in Lambeth

Lambeth 45.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%8th of 16 in Lambeth

Lambeth 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Lambeth 58% England 66%

This school
Lambeth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.03

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	175	46.9	46%	60%	–
2024/25	167	50.2	46%	64%	–
2023/24	170	48.5	47%	68%	+0.03
2022/23	185	49.0	42%	67%	+0.03

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Norwood SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.9applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
St Joseph's College
0.6 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Harris Academy Beulah Hill
1.1 km · Croydon

Not yet inspected

2.8applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
1.3 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.4applications per place 58.6Attainment 8
Kingsdale Foundation School
1.4 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

6.9applications per place 56.9Attainment 8
Norbury High School for Girls
1.7 km · Croydon

2026

2.1applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
The Elmgreen School
1.7 km · Lambeth

Good2022

4.0applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
Dunraven School
1.7 km · Lambeth

Good2023

6.6applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
2.0 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place 52.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 100624 · 208/4223
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 1,076 on roll
Free school meals: 32.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Crown Dale, Lambeth, London, SE19 3NY
Local authority: Lambeth

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources