The Elms Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 5 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
- 754 (64% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.2%
- Girls
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 48.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
Mixed 17.2%
African 17.1%
Caribbean 14.5%
Other White 11.1%
Unclassified 11.1%
Other 10.9%
Other Black 6.9%
White British 5.8%
Other Asian 2.8%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Chinese 0.8%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
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
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 81
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 124 72 52 |
Year 8 | 103 61 42 |
Year 9 | 106 60 46 |
Year 10 | 153 80 73 |
Year 11 | 135 68 67 |
Year 12 | 62 33 29 |
Year 13 | 71 42 29 |
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% |
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