City Heights E-ACT AcademyThe Elmgreen School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
City Heights E-ACT Academy and The Elmgreen School are secondary schools in London.
City Heights E-ACT Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Elmgreen School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Elmgreen School is ahead on our composite score.
City Heights E-ACT Academy was judged the expected standard and The Elmgreen School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.6 for City Heights E-ACT Academy and 40.1 for The Elmgreen School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at City Heights E-ACT Academy (38.8 in 2021-22, 40.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Elmgreen School (44.5 in 2021-22, 40.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonCity Heights E-ACT Academy | LondonThe Elmgreen School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100 | D53/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 16 in Lambeth | 10th of 16 in Lambeth Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 460 | 1,082 | |
| Capacity | 1,100 | 1,100 | |
| Location | London, SW2 3PW | London, SE27 9BZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.6 Stronger figure | 40.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 24.5% | 30.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48.2% Stronger figure | 48.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 47.3% Stronger figure | 32.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.60 Stronger figure | 3.53 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 110 | 175 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 117 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 31.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 34.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 6.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 473 | 1,110 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 60.9% | 43.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 59.0% | 27.9% | |
| SEN support | 24.1% | 10.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.7% | 6.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.5% Stronger figure | 9.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.2% Stronger figure | 31.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
City Heights E-ACT Academy
The Elmgreen School
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