The Elmgreen School
Elmcourt Road, Tulse Hill, London, SE27 9BZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE DUNRAVEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Dominic Bergin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Dunraven Educational Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Dulwich and West Norwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,082
- URN
- 144309
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087665020
About this school
The Elmgreen School is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,082 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 170 | 182 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.3 | 42.5 | 40.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.08 -0.15 to +0.30 | -0.37 -0.58 to -0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 40.7% | 30.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 57.1% | 48% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 38.5% | 32% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 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 The Elmgreen 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 | 47.3 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.5 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.1 | 37.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,113 |
| 2023/24 | 1,132 |
| 2024/25 | 1,110 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Elmgreen School compares
The Elmgreen School ranked 13th of 15 secondary schools in Lambeth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.1 | 9.8% | 43.6% | 1,082 | — |
| City Heights E-ACT Academy | 40.6 | 8.5% | 60.9% | 460 | 0.5 miles |
| Kingsdale Foundation School | 59.9 | 6.7% | 19.4% | 2,550 | 0.9 miles |
| The Norwood School | 50.2 | 8.8% | 32.2% | 1,076 | 1.1 miles |
| Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School | 57.7 | 3.7% | 24.1% | 1,187 | 1.1 miles |
| St Joseph's College | 45.5 | 5.8% | 43% | 739 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
- 29 June 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.58%
- English as an additional language
- 27.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.81%
- Persistent absence
- 31.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
City Heights E-ACT Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
Kingsdale Foundation School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
The Norwood School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Joseph's College1.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
The Elmgreen School ranks 237th of the 258 ranked secondary 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 The Elmgreen School teach?
- The Elmgreen School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the head teacher of The Elmgreen School?
- The head teacher of The Elmgreen School is Mr Dominic Bergin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Elmgreen School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Elmgreen 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 big is The Elmgreen School?
- The Elmgreen School has 1,082 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The Elmgreen School full?
- The Elmgreen School has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,082 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Elmgreen School a faith school?
- No. The Elmgreen School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Elmgreen School a selective school?
- No. The Elmgreen School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Elmgreen School?
- The Elmgreen School is part of THE DUNRAVEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Elmgreen School have?
- The schools register lists The Elmgreen School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Elmgreen School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.3 in 2022/23 and 40.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Elmgreen School rank locally?
- The Elmgreen School ranked 13th of 15 secondary schools in Lambeth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Elmgreen School's absence rate?
- The Elmgreen School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Elmgreen School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Elmgreen 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 10 July 2026.