Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
Academy sponsor led · 320 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.9
Community school
Woodmansterne School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,637of 1,842 places
- Free school meals
- 23.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 143
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 24 September 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 88 pupils who finished Year 11 at Woodmansterne School in 2023, 56% stayed on in Woodmansterne School’s own sixth form (Lambeth average 51%), 38% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 46% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.3 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Lambeth, with 54% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
A level grades average C, below the England average of B-. The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Psychology and Chemistry.
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Woodmansterne School | Lambeth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 88 | 2,440 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 90% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 56% | 51% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 38% | 27% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 4% | 3% |
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 | Woodmansterne School | Lambeth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.3 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 49% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.38 | 4.10 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 37% | 49% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 44.5 | 39.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 52.1 | 50.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 64% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 141 | 99% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 72% |
| Mathematics | 141 | 99% | 88% | 26% | 22% | 84% |
| English Literature | 140 | 98% | 86% | 23% | 21% | 81% |
| Combined Science | 116 | 81% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 64% |
| Geography | 81 | 57% | 41% | 21% | 25% | 70% |
| Business Studies | 66 | 46% | 18% | 14% | 20% | 55% |
| History | 57 | 40% | 41% | 25% | 26% | 72% |
| Computer Science | 41 | 29% | 13% | 32% | 30% | 76% |
| Physical Education | 28 | 20% | 11% | 14% | 24% | 79% |
| Chemistry | 25 | 17% | 23% | 76% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 25 | 17% | 23% | 72% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 25 | 17% | 23% | 64% | 46% | 100% |
| Economics | 22 | 15% | 1% | 9% | 34% | 73% |
| French | 22 | 15% | 18% | 36% | 29% | 77% |
| Spanish | 18 | 13% | 19% | 44% | 27% | 83% |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 13% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 78% |
| 3D Design | 11 | 8% | 2% | 36% | 16% | 64% |
| Music | 11 | 8% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| Drama | 11 | 8% | 7% | 9% | 27% | 73% |
| Textiles | 10 | 7% | 2% | 40% | 27% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 8 | 6% | 9% | 38% | 28% | 88% |
| Polish | 7 | 5% | 1% | 71% | 84% | 100% |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Urdu | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 11 | 38% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Woodmansterne School | Lambeth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 105 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 29 | 1,067 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 30.50 | 34.96 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 16% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 14 | 48% | 31% |
| Psychology | 12 | 41% | 23% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 34% | 17% |
| Biology | 9 | 31% | 20% |
| Economics | 6 | 21% | 13% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Business Studies | — | — | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 7 | 24% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 6 | 21% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 6 | 21% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma at Level 3 | — | — | — |
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.