Vanguard School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Jul 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded special school
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Unique reference
- 142928
- Address
- Lollard Street, Kennington, SE11 6QH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 63 (n/a of total capacity)
- Boys
- 84.1%
- Girls
- 15.9%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52.4%
- Persistent absence
- 48.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 1.6%
Mixed 34.9%
White British 25.4%
African 9.5%
Caribbean 6.3%
Other Black 6.3%
Other White 4.8%
Other 4.8%
Other Asian 3.2%
Irish 1.6%
Pakistani 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 0%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 15%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 21
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 1.45
Local authority average 4.09
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 10 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 12 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 8 |
| History | GCSE | 4 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 12 |
| Science: Double Award | GCSE | 3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 7 6 1 |
| Year 8 | 12 11 1 |
| Year 9 | 12 9 3 |
| Year 10 | 12 10 2 |
| Year 11 | 13 12 1 |
| Year 12 | 7 5 2 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | SUPP 89.2% 85.5% |
Further education | SUPP 27.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SUPP 52.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | SUPP 8.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SUPP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SUPP 1.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SUPP 0.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | SUPP 5.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | SUPP 4.0% 3.0% |