The Elmgreen School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lambeth
Elmcourt Road, London, SE27 9BZ
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 29/06/2022
Application demand
73%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.2%
31.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,082
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
73%
1st preference success rate
112 of 154 families who put it first got an offer
167
Places offered
747
Total applications
4.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 154 | 112 | ● 73% |
| 2nd preference | 144 | 31 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 157 | 12 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 292 | 12 | ● 4% |
| Total | 747 | 167 | 22% |
1st preference success by year
Lambeth lets families list 6 preferences. 209 applications came from outside the council area (16 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Dominic Bergin
- Address
- Elmcourt Road, Tulse Hill, London, SE27 9BZ
- Phone
- 02087665020
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Ward / constituency
- St Martin's · Dulwich and West Norwood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144309
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 26% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE DUNRAVEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST
1,082 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
29 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 20
15 January 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 923 pupils
Attendance
90.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
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
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.77 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.93 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 48% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.53 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 175 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.49 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 6.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 117 | — |
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 | 174 | 13% | 36% | 52% | |
| English Language | 172 | 15% | 46% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 169 | 17% | 47% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 120 | 1% | 16% | 32% | |
| Geography | 80 | 10% | 35% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 54 | 30% | 61% | 81% | |
| Spanish | 49 | 49% | 61% | 67% | |
| Biology | 47 | 30% | 87% | 94% | |
| Physics | 47 | 26% | 70% | 87% | |
| Chemistry | 47 | 28% | 79% | 94% | |
| History | 46 | 17% | 26% | 37% | |
| Computer Science | 44 | 9% | 43% | 52% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 44 | 11% | 20% | 30% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 33 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Mathematics | 24 | 8% | 33% | 63% | |
| Psychology | 15 | 7% | 27% | 40% | |
| Art and Design | 15 | 0% | 20% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 14 | 0% | 29% | 50% | |
| Biology | 13 | 0% | 8% | 31% | |
| Chemistry | 13 | 0% | 31% | 46% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 12 | 8% | 33% | 75% | |
| Geography | 12 | 8% | 17% | 42% | |
| History | 10 | 0% | 30% | 40% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17853: The Elmgreen School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 57% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 66% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lambeth council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.