The Norwood School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–19 · London, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.10 miles
Published by Lambeth Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
The Norwood School is a secondary school in London, Lambeth for ages 11–19 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 February 2023. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Norwood School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.10 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.28 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.67 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 3.43 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.60 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.84 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 6.21 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.10 miles away, the 2nd shortest of the 5 Lambeth secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance was nearer the school in 2026 than in 2025 and 2020, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 7 years; it swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 199 first-choice applications for 174 offers; 124 offers went to first-choice families, so 75 first-choice families (38%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Lambeth.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lambeth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Crown Dale, Lambeth, London, SE19 3NY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,076 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 February 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have built an environment that encourages pupils to celebrate their individuality.”
- “They aim to give all pupils the opportunity to thrive.”
- “Pupils especially enjoy putting on concerts and plays for the wider pupil body, for example through the regular ‘lunchtime live’ performances organised by leaders.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, some inconsistencies across subjects and key stages remain.”
- “At times, teaching does not match up closely with the ambitious expectations of leaders’ curriculum thinking.”
- “Nevertheless, in some subjects, checks on pupils’ learning are less well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 April 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 199 first-preference applications, 174 offers in total, 124 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lambeth.
- Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- The Elmgreen School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- City Heights E-ACT Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trinity Academy 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harris Academy Clapham 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School 2.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Elms Academy 3.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published