Elm Court School
Elm Park, London, SW2 2EF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Joanna Tarrant
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Clapham and Brixton Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 100659
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086743412
About this school
Elm Court School is a community special school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 155 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Elm Court School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.80 -2.52 to -1.09 | -1.73 -2.40 to -1.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
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 Elm Court 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 | 2.5 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.5 | 37.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 153 |
| 2023/24 | 147 |
| 2024/25 | 153 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 79.13%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 9%
- Persistent absence
- 24.37%
Location
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Common questions
- What ages does Elm Court School teach?
- Elm Court School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Elm Court School?
- The headteacher of Elm Court School is Ms Joanna Tarrant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elm Court School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elm Court School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Elm Court School?
- Elm Court School has 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Elm Court School full?
- Elm Court School has capacity for 150 pupils and 155 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Elm Court School a faith school?
- No. Elm Court School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Elm Court School have?
- The schools register lists Elm Court School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Elm Court School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 2.5 in 2022/23 and 0.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Elm Court School's absence rate?
- Elm Court School's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elm Court School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elm Court 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 29 June 2026.