Kingsdale Foundation SchoolThe Elmgreen School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
Kingsdale Foundation School and The Elmgreen School are secondary schools in London.
Kingsdale Foundation School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Elmgreen School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Kingsdale Foundation School is ahead on our composite score.
Kingsdale Foundation School was judged Outstanding and The Elmgreen School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.9 for Kingsdale Foundation School and 40.1 for The Elmgreen School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Kingsdale Foundation School (59.4 in 2021-22, 59.9 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 | LondonKingsdale Foundation School | LondonThe Elmgreen School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B77/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 20 in Southwark | 10th of 16 in Lambeth | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 2,550 | 1,082 | |
| Capacity | 2,455 | 1,100 | |
| Location | London, SE21 8SQ | London, SE27 9BZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 59.9 Stronger figure | 40.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66.7% Stronger figure | 30.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86.2% Stronger figure | 48.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 81.1% Stronger figure | 32.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.63 Stronger figure | 3.53 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 429 | 175 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 219 | 117 | |
| A-level average points | 42.8 Stronger figure | 31.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 42.9 Stronger figure | 34.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 26.8% Stronger figure | 6.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 2,547 | 1,110 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.4% | 43.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.7% | 27.9% | |
| SEN support | 15.4% | 10.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 6.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% Stronger figure | 9.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.0% 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
A-level average points
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.
Kingsdale Foundation School
The Elmgreen School
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