The Elms Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · London, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.94 miles
Published by Lambeth Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Elms Academy is a secondary school in London, Lambeth for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 8 May 2025. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Elms Academy 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 | 0.94 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.33 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 4.36 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.90 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.94 miles away, the shortest of the 5 Lambeth secondary schools with a published last distance.
- That 2026 Year 7 distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2023, and the shortest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 162 first-choice applications were made for 130 offers; 90 offers went to first-choice families, and 72 first-choice families (44%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 49% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 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
- Elms Road, Clapham, London, SW4 9ET
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Christian
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 865 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 8 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils in this school receive an exceptional education.”
- “The values of integrity, ambition and determination are central to the culture here.”
- “The school has developed a caring, friendly, and highly aspirational ethos.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 2025 (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) | 49% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.8 | 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: 162 first-preference applications, 130 offers in total, 90 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.
- Harris Academy Clapham 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Trinity Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Platanos College 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- City Heights E-ACT Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Elmgreen School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Saint Gabriel's College 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published