Community school

Lilian Baylis Technology School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formLambeth, London · London SE11 5QYSchool website
Pupils on roll
848of 900 places
Free school meals
58.9%
Year 11 cohort 2025
122
Ofsted
Outstanding, 22 February 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 123 pupils who finished Year 11 at Lilian Baylis Technology School in 2023, 68% stayed on in Lilian Baylis Technology School’s own sixth form (Lambeth average 51%), 16% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.

Among the 114 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 70% went to university (Lambeth 48%, England 37%), and 22% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.3 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Lambeth, with 43% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

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.

This school
Lambeth
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolLambethEngland
Pupils in the cohort1232,440607,348
Any sustained destination93%91%92%
Stayed in education93%90%86%
— school sixth form68%51%34%
— sixth form college7%9%13%
— further education college16%27%37%
— other education2%3%2%
Apprenticeship0%3%
Employment1%1%3%
No sustained destination2%5%6%
Destination unknown5%4%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Lambeth
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolLambethEngland
Students in the cohort1141,898541,441
Any sustained destination85%78%79%
University (higher education)70%48%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students22%23%19%
Further education0%8%5%
Apprenticeship2%3%7%
Employment13%18%28%
No sustained destination12%15%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolLambethEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)46.345.446.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths43%41%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%63%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects21%49%41%
EBacc average point score3.894.104.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort56%49%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils41.439.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils52.350.950.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language60%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics123100%88%20%22%67%
English Language122100%89%19%20%64%
English Literature12199%86%24%21%76%
Religious Studies11393%31%14%32%56%
Combined Science8973%65%7%9%43%
Business Studies5545%18%20%20%78%
Geography5343%41%17%25%57%
Spanish3932%19%54%27%77%
History3226%41%22%26%63%
Physics3025%23%27%46%97%
Biology3025%23%23%45%100%
Chemistry3025%23%20%47%97%
Food Preparation and Nutrition3025%8%13%21%53%
Sociology2218%4%27%21%64%
Computer Science2117%13%19%30%67%
Physical Education1714%11%6%24%41%
Music108%5%0%33%60%
Fine Art108%9%40%28%80%
Portuguese97%0%44%50%100%
Design and Technology43%11%23%
French32%18%29%
Italian22%0%53%
Turkish22%0%71%
Chinese11%1%75%
Arabic11%1%47%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Speech and Drama1925%
Childcare Skills1823%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction1114%
Small Business Management1013%
Sports Studies912%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolLambethEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study213
— of whom A level students771,067261,341
Average A level gradeCC+B-
Average points per A level entry31.3434.9635.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects17%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Economics3039%13%
Mathematics2532%31%
Psychology1722%23%
Sociology1317%13%
English Literature1216%11%
Chemistry1013%17%
Biology1013%20%
Further Mathematics912%5%
Law810%4%
Religious Studies68%4%
History13%
Computer Science5%
Arabic0%
Physics12%
Portuguese0%
Spanish2%
French1%
Geography10%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Film / Video / Television ProductionBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1621%
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1418%
Computer Architecture / SystemsBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1418%
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1317%
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1317%
Law / Legal StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*912%
BiologyBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*810%
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*68%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 3
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)

Other secondary schools in Lambeth

Dunraven School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,744 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7

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.