The Elmgreen School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · London, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.25 miles
Published by the school · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
The Elmgreen School is a secondary school in London, Lambeth for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 June 2022. Lambeth and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The Elmgreen 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 | 1.25 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 0.97 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.90 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.88 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.02 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 entry: in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.25 miles away, further out than in 2025 and the longest of the 5 years with a published distance.
- In Year 7 2026 entry there were 120 first-choice applications for 172 offers; 100 offers went to first-choice families and 20 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 2026 entry, 180 of the 683 applications (26%) came from families living outside Lambeth, and 20 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 30% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 40.1 (England 46).
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
- Elmcourt Road, Tulse Hill, London, SE27 9BZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,082 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school here.”
- “They value the diversity of the school community and are very respectful to pupils from different backgrounds and with different abilities.”
- “Pupils benefit from a well-thought through curriculum from Year 7 through to the sixth form.”
To improve
- “Pupils generally conduct themselves very well, but occasionally some lessons are disrupted by poor behaviour.”
- “Sometimes, however, teachers do not adapt teaching activities so that they are suitable for the whole range of abilities in the classroom.”
- “This means that on occasion some pupils do not fully engage with their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | 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: 120 first-preference applications, 172 offers in total, 100 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.
- City Heights E-ACT Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Norwood School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School 1.1 mi Not judged
- Trinity Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harris Academy Clapham 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Elms Academy 2.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published