Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
Academy sponsor led · 320 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.9
Other independent school · independent
DLD College
- Pupils on roll
- 306of 750 places
- Free school meals
- —
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 40
- Ofsted
- Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Abbey College (URN 136054, until 11 July 2013).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where DLD College’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 53% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
A level grades average C+, below the England average of B-; 4% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Business Studies, Economics and Mathematics.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Lambeth and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | DLD College | Lambeth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 14.7 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 49% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.33 | 4.10 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | — | 49% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 39.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 50.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | — | 48% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 21 | 53% | 18% | 24% | 20% | 62% |
| Combined Science | 20 | 50% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 50% |
| Physics | 15 | 38% | 23% | 27% | 46% | 67% |
| Biology | 15 | 38% | 23% | 20% | 45% | 73% |
| Chemistry | 14 | 35% | 23% | 36% | 47% | 93% |
| Art and Design | 12 | 30% | 7% | 42% | 24% | 75% |
| Chinese | 2 | 5% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 3% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 6 | 7% | — |
| Sports Studies | 2 | 2% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | DLD College | Lambeth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 306 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 89 | 1,067 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 32.54 | 34.96 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 4% | 19% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 17 | 19% | 13% |
| Economics | 15 | 17% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 12 | 13% | 31% |
| Politics | 7 | 8% | 6% |
| Media Studies | 7 | 8% | 4% |
| Physics | 6 | 7% | 12% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Classical Civilisation | — | — | 1% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Film Studies | — | — | 2% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Psychology | — | — | 23% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 11 | 12% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Multimedia | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | — | — | — |
Where DLD College is
Other secondary schools in Lambeth are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Lambeth’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Lambeth
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,187 pupils
97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.7
City Heights E-ACT Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 460 pupils
77% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.6
Dunraven School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,744 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,197 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.8
Lilian Baylis Technology School
Community school · sixth form · 848 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.3
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.