The Elms Academy, London

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 3 December 2026 at 5pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at The Elms Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Lambeth and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Lambeth and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 52.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.91: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 51.1, against 54.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 162 families put The Elms Academy as their first choice and 614 named it as one of their preferences, for 130 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 72 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Elms Academy are Harris Academy Clapham (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2); La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.2); Trinity Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40); and Chestnut Grove Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.1).

The Elms Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

The Elms Academy is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.

101 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Elms Academy (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (74%).

Of the 144 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 56 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 79% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 11% into work. 28% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

50.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 39.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (38%), Mixed (19%) and White British (9%).

The Elms Academy had 65 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Clapham Common, about 510 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elms Road / Windmill On The Common, 170 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Elms Academy issued 95 suspensions, 11.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Elms Academy are St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Bonneville Primary School (0.3 miles), Glenbrook Primary School (0.5 miles) and Iqra Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.