Academy sponsor led · Lambeth

Ark Evelyn Grace Academy

11–16Ages
320Pupils
SecondaryPhase
135389URN

255 Shakespeare Road, Lambeth, London, SE24 0QN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

1.2 below Lambeth median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Lambeth

102 applications for 51 places · small intake, not ranked

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.2of 90

Lambeth 45.2 England 46.0

15th of 16 in Lambeth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

2.0applications per place, Year 7

1.2 below Lambeth median (3.2) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

102 applications · 51 places offered · 25 named it first

Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.

2026 2.0; Lambeth median median 3.2
2025 2.4; Lambeth median median 3.5
2024 1.9; Lambeth median median 2.8
2023 1.0; Lambeth median median 3.2
2022 1.7; Lambeth median median 3.2
2021 1.7; Lambeth median median 3.1
2020 1.9; Lambeth median median 3.1
2019 1.3; Lambeth median median 2.7
2018 1.2; Lambeth median median 2.5
2017 2.2; Lambeth median median 3.1
2016 2.4; Lambeth median median 3.0
2015 2.4; Lambeth median median 3.1
2014 2.5; Lambeth median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Lambeth median in 0 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	51	102	2.0	25	0.49
Sep 2025	46	108	2.4	22	0.48
Sep 2024	67	125	1.9	24	0.36
Sep 2023	127	130	1.0	31	0.24
Sep 2022	78	131	1.7	35	0.45
Sep 2021	90	155	1.7	36	0.40
Sep 2020	89	172	1.9	42	0.47
Sep 2019	137	181	1.3	48	0.35
Sep 2018	175	201	1.2	51	0.29
Sep 2017	128	275	2.2	68	0.53
Sep 2016	129	312	2.4	72	0.56
Sep 2015	149	357	2.4	92	0.62
Sep 2014	161	394	2.5	114	0.71

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

83 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.215th of 16 in Lambeth

Lambeth 45.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths30%15th of 16 in Lambeth

Lambeth 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths54%

Lambeth 58% England 66%

This school
Lambeth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.46

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	83	38.2	30%	54%	–
2024/25	81	39.9	26%	52%	–
2023/24	109	39.1	28%	57%	−0.46
2022/23	124	38.7	35%	55%	−0.38

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

Ark Evelyn Grace AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
The Charter School North Dulwich
1.1 km · Southwark

2026

6.7applications per place 62.5Attainment 8
Trinity Academy
1.2 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
The Charter School East Dulwich
1.6 km · Southwark

Remains Good · improving2024

4.4applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
Sacred Heart Catholic School
1.7 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

6.0applications per place 57.4Attainment 8
Saint Gabriel's College
1.7 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Platanos College
1.8 km · Lambeth

Good2021

2.0applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
Ark All Saints Academy
2.0 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 52.1Attainment 8
Harris Academy Clapham
2.1 km · Lambeth

Good2023

3.2applications per place 45.2Attainment 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135389 · 208/6906
Trust: Ark Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 320 on roll
Free school meals: 61.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2008
Address: 255 Shakespeare Road, Lambeth, London, SE24 0QN
Local authority: Lambeth

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