Academy converter · Lambeth

The Elmgreen School

11–19Ages
1,082Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
144309URN

Elmcourt Road, Tulse Hill, London, SE27 9BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

0.8 above Lambeth median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Lambeth

683 applications for 172 places · 6th of 13 in Lambeth

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.7of 90

Lambeth 45.2 England 46.0

10th of 16 in Lambeth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 June 2022Ofsted'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

Inspection history

29 June 2022
Graded inspection: Good
15 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

4.0applications per place, Year 7

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

683 applications · 172 places offered · 120 named it first

2026 4.0; Lambeth median median 3.2
2025 4.5; Lambeth median median 3.5
2024 4.9; Lambeth median median 2.8
2023 4.2; Lambeth median median 3.2
2022 4.6; Lambeth median median 3.2
2021 3.9; Lambeth median median 3.1
2020 4.6; Lambeth median median 3.1
2019 4.7; Lambeth median median 2.7
2018 4.8; Lambeth median median 2.5
2017 4.0; Lambeth median median 3.1
2016 4.1; Lambeth median median 3.0; as the previous school
2015 3.7; Lambeth median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 3.9; Lambeth median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lambeth median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Lambeth median

Dashed bars: as The Elmgreen School (URN 129649), the previous school.

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	172	683	4.0	120	0.70
Sep 2025	167	747	4.5	154	0.92
Sep 2024	163	792	4.9	143	0.88
Sep 2023	165	697	4.2	122	0.74
Sep 2022	172	792	4.6	132	0.77
Sep 2021	177	685	3.9	100	0.56
Sep 2020	172	785	4.6	97	0.56
Sep 2019	170	790	4.7	101	0.59
Sep 2018	175	840	4.8	115	0.66
Sep 2017	171	689	4.0	92	0.54
Sep 2016 *	170	695	4.1	63	0.37
Sep 2015 *	168	618	3.7	72	0.43
Sep 2014 *	167	644	3.9	85	0.51

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

173 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.710th of 16 in Lambeth

Lambeth 45.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%10th of 16 in Lambeth

Lambeth 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths56%

Lambeth 58% England 66%

This school
Lambeth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.37

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	173	44.7	41%	56%	–
2024/25	175	40.1	30%	48%	–
2023/24	182	42.5	41%	57%	−0.37
2022/23	170	47.3	44%	65%	+0.08

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 Elmgreen SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

4.0applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
City Heights E-ACT Academy
0.8 km · Lambeth

2025

1.6applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
Dunraven School
1.3 km · Lambeth

Good2023

6.6applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Kingsdale Foundation School
1.5 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

6.9applications per place 56.9Attainment 8
The Norwood School
1.7 km · Lambeth

Good2023

4.9applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
1.8 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.4applications per place 58.6Attainment 8
St Joseph's College
2.0 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
The Charter School North Dulwich
2.2 km · Southwark

2026

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

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 40.0Attainment 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 converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144309 · 208/4731
Trust: The Dunraven Educational Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,100 pupils · 1,082 on roll
Free school meals: 40.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 May 2017
Replaced: The Elmgreen School (URN 129649)
Address: Elmcourt Road, Tulse Hill, London, SE27 9BZ
Local authority: Lambeth

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