Heron Academy
Academy special sponsor led · Mixed · Lambeth
Heron Road, London, SE24 0HZ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 10/11/2021
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
82.3%
43.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
86
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
90 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Melanie Hall-Judd
- Address
- Heron Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0HZ
- Phone
- 02073265898
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Ward / constituency
- Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction · Dulwich and West Norwood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149331
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 60% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 38% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST
86 pupils · 90 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
12 May 2026
Academy First Section 5 · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Strong standard - 21
10 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessSixth form Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 51 pupils
Attendance
82.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
17.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
43.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
9.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
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.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 9 | — |
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.