The Elms Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 4 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Unique reference
- 134815
- Address
- Elms Road, Clapham, SW4 9ET
- Website
- www.theelmsacademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 813 (64% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.0%
- Girls
- 46.0%
- First language not English
- 43.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
African 18.9%
Mixed 16.7%
Caribbean 15%
Other White 11.6%
Unclassified 10.9%
Other 8.2%
White British 7.1%
Other Black 6.5%
Other Asian 2.3%
Bangladeshi 1%
Chinese 0.9%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.58
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 49%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.1
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.36
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 39 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 131 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 131 |
Admissions
The Elms Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 132
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 84
- 2nd preference
- 82
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 47
Offers
- 1st preference
- 84
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 16
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 132 65 67 |
| Year 8 | 133 79 54 |
| Year 9 | 112 71 41 |
| Year 10 | 132 73 59 |
| Year 11 | 147 77 70 |
| Year 12 | 101 44 57 |
| Year 13 | 56 30 26 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 91.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 16.0% 26.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 61.0% 54.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 9.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 76.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 24.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 11.0% 21.9% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 2.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 0.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.1% 1.7% |