Academy sponsor led · Lambeth

London Nautical, City of London Academy

11–18Ages
510Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
150889URN

61 Stamford Street, Waterloo, London, SE1 9NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 below Lambeth median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Lambeth

102 applications for 35 places · small intake, not ranked

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.0of 90

Lambeth 45.2 England 46.0

13th of 16 in Lambeth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

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

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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

2.9applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Lambeth median (3.2) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

102 applications · 35 places offered · 24 named it first

Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.

2026 2.9; Lambeth median median 3.2
2024 2.3; Lambeth median median 2.8; as the previous school
2023 2.2; Lambeth median median 3.2; as the previous school
2022 2.4; Lambeth median median 3.2; as the previous school
2021 2.2; Lambeth median median 3.1; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Lambeth median median 3.1; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Lambeth median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Lambeth median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Lambeth median median 3.1; as the previous school
2016 3.3; Lambeth median median 3.0; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Lambeth median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Lambeth median median 3.5; as the previous school

This school
Lambeth median

Dashed bars: as London Nautical School (URN 100642), 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	35	102	2.9	24	0.69
Sep 2024 *	70	158	2.3	59	0.84
Sep 2023 *	58	125	2.2	33	0.57
Sep 2022 *	66	155	2.4	46	0.70
Sep 2021 *	58	126	2.2	41	0.71
Sep 2020 *	94	204	2.2	57	0.61
Sep 2019 *	98	230	2.4	51	0.52
Sep 2018 *	114	297	2.6	68	0.60
Sep 2017 *	117	311	2.7	81	0.69
Sep 2016 *	111	363	3.3	98	0.88
Sep 2015 *	105	272	2.6	64	0.61
Sep 2014 *	114	326	2.9	74	0.65

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

67 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.013th of 16 in Lambeth

Lambeth 45.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths43%9th of 16 in Lambeth

Lambeth 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

Lambeth 58% England 66%

This school
Lambeth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.26

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	67	42.0	43%	57%	–
2024/25					–
2023/24 *	86	41.9	34%	69%	−0.26
2022/23 *	97	42.5	41%	61%	+0.11

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

London Nautical, City of London AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

2.9applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Haberdashers' Borough Academy
0.9 km · Southwark

Good2024

2.9applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Oasis Academy South Bank
0.9 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

4.9applications per place 56.7Attainment 8
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
1.1 km · Southwark

2026

3.0applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Ark Globe Academy
1.7 km · Southwark

2026

3.8applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
1.9 km · Southwark

Good2022

3.0applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
The Grey Coat Hospital
2.2 km · Westminster

Outstanding2022

5.3applications per place 62.9Attainment 8
Westminster City School
2.3 km · Westminster

2026

2.4applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
Lilian Baylis Technology School
2.3 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 43.1Attainment 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: 150889 · 208/4010
Trust: City of London Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 720 pupils · 510 on roll
Free school meals: 45.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 January 2025
Replaced: London Nautical School (URN 100642)
Address: 61 Stamford Street, Waterloo, London, SE1 9NA
Local authority: Lambeth

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