SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodmansterne School

All-through Community school URN 100590
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,842 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 September 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase All-through
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Lambeth
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,637 1,637 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 784 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 853 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.9%
0.9 pts below England
School 23.9%
Lambeth 37.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

51.3%
31.0 pts above England
School 51.3%
Lambeth 39.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.0%
0.0 pts in line with England
School 1.0%
Lambeth 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other Mixed background
19.7%
322
Any other White background
15.6%
256
White British
14.2%
233
Pakistani
10.9%
178
Caribbean
5.6%
91
African
5.3%
87
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.4% 301 of 1,637 pupils
2.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.4%
Lambeth 23.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.3% 251 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts above
EHC plans 3.1% 50 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 152
Speech, language & communication 46
Autistic spectrum disorder 39
Specific learning difficulty 25
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Physical disability 10

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

49.3 10.1 pts above England
School 49.3
Lambeth 37.1
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 53.8% England 36.0% 17.8 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 75.5% England 51.4% 24.1 pts above England
EBacc entry 28.0% England 30.6% 2.6 pts below England
EBacc average point score 4.38 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.24 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.13%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.09 pts lower than England
School 6.13%
Lambeth 6.67%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.28%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.46 pts higher than England
School 16.28%
Lambeth 19.39%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.14%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.67 pts lower than England
School 1.14%
Lambeth 1.99%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open all-through schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

88.9% 2.2 pts below England
Woodmansterne School
88.9%
Lambeth
93.8%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information