The Villa
54 Lyndhurst Grove, London, SE15 5AH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Collingwood-Ellis
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Peckham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 134142
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077036216
About this school
The Villa is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 180 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Villa under its current framework. 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
The Villa has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2003, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How The Villa has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 192 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 15
Location
Nearby schools
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Cherry Garden School0.3 miles
Special schools · London
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Camberwell College of Arts0.3 miles
Other types · London
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St John's and St Clement's Primary School Co Hearing Impaired Unit0.5 miles
Other types · London
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Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School0.6 miles
Academies · London
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The Hospital and Home Tuition Sick Children's Service0.6 miles
Other types · London
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Common questions
- What year groups does The Villa teach?
- The Villa teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of The Villa?
- The headteacher of The Villa is Mrs Louise Collingwood-Ellis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Villa been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Villa 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 The Villa?
- The Villa has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is The Villa full?
- The Villa has capacity for 175 pupils and 180 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 The Villa a faith school?
- No. The Villa has no designated religious character.
- Is The Villa a selective school?
- No. The Villa is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does The Villa publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Villa. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.