OFSTED
22 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lambeth
Trust
CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
510
510 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
22
4.3% of pupils
Male pupils
488
95.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.3 pts
above England
School
36.1%
Lambeth
37.1%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
25.6 pts
above England
School
45.9%
Lambeth
39.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Lambeth
0.5%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
30.6%
156
Any other Black background
22.9%
117
Any other White background
9.2%
47
Any other ethnic group
9.2%
47
Caribbean
5.9%
30
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
27
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.0%
92 of
510 pupils
2.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.15%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.07 pts
lower than
England
School
6.15%
Lambeth
6.67%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.10%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.72 pts
lower than
England
School
14.10%
Lambeth
19.39%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.46%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.65 pts
higher than
England
School
3.46%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
70.8%
21.5 pts
below England
London Nautical, City of London Academy
70.8%
Lambeth
84.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.