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Vanguard School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Special free school
Lollard Street, Kennington, London SE11 6QH · vanguardschool.org.uk · 020 8059 6310
On the mapSearch near SE11 6QH
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 21.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Lambeth 45.4, England 46
- Pupils
- 71
- 91% of 78 places
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 55.9%
- First language not English
- 23.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 21.2, and 15.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lambeth it was 45.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼21.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼15.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼15.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼1.46 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| Sixth form college | 10 |
|---|---|
| Further education | 20 |
| Other education | 70 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Vanguard School on 1 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2022
Earlier inspections
Dec 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
14% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 14%
- Replies
- 14
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 57% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (100%) with SEND