London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo, London, SE1 9NA
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by London Nautical, City of London Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Schofield
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 562
- URN
- 100642
- Local authority
- Lambeth
About this school
London Nautical School was a boys' foundation secondary school in London. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 562 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
London Nautical School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 97 | 86 | 88 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | 41.9 | 39.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.11 -0.19 to +0.40 | -0.26 -0.57 to +0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 33.7% | 33% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 68.6% | 59.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31% | 55.8% | 21.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How London Nautical School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lambeth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.5 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.9 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.5 | 37.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 570 |
| 2023/24 | 562 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How London Nautical School compares
Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.5 | 10.6% | 52% | 562 | — |
| London Nautical, City of London Academy | — | 6.2% | 55.5% | 510 | 0.0 miles |
| Haberdashers' Borough Academy | 47.8 | 7.5% | 56.9% | 983 | 0.5 miles |
| Oasis Academy South Bank | 54.6 | 5.7% | 68% | 691 | 0.6 miles |
| Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School | 42.8 | 8.6% | 53.7% | 354 | 0.7 miles |
| St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School | 52.7 | 7.5% | 54.8% | 620 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52%
- English as an additional language
- 50%
- Overall absence
- 10.6%
- Persistent absence
- 33.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
London Nautical, City of London Academy0.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Haberdashers' Borough Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
Oasis Academy South Bank0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School1.2 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does London Nautical School teach?
- London Nautical School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in London.
- Has London Nautical School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected London Nautical School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is London Nautical School?
- London Nautical School had 562 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- How have London Nautical School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.5 in 2022/23 and 39.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are London Nautical School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, London Nautical School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 December 2024.