Vanguard School
Free schools special · Mixed · Lambeth
Lollard Street, London, SE11 6QH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 01/07/2025
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
82.4%
50.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
71
Capacity used
Has space91%
78 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Free schools special
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Rachael Clements
- Address
- Lollard Street, Kennington, London, SE11 6QH
- Phone
- 02080596310
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Ward / constituency
- Kennington · Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142928
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 56% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIBERTY ACADEMY TRUST LTD.
71 pupils · 78 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
01 July 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 59 pupils
Attendance
82.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
17.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
50.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
13.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
10.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 21.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 15.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 15.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 13 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 12 | 8% | 50% | 50% | |
| English Language | 12 | 0% | 8% | 25% | |
| Art and Design | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Biology | 10 | 0% | 20% | 30% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 0% | 38% | 38% | |
| History | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Social Studies | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Combined Science | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.