Vanguard School
| Type | Special School / Free schools special |
| Age Range | 11-19 |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Address | Lollard Street Kennington London SE11 6QH |
| Phone | 02080596310 |
| Reference Number | 142928 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 63 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 84.13%
Girls: 15.87% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 51.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 7.9% |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 25.4% |
| Mixed, Other | 25.4% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 9.5% |
| African | 9.5% |
| Caribbean | 6.3% |
| White, Other | 4.8% |
| Asian, Other | 3.2% |
| Unclassified | 1.6% |
| Irish | 1.6% |
| Pakistani | 1.6% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details. |
| Last Report Date | 2025-09-19 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 19 September 2025 |
| 2022-12-06 | School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 27 January 2023 |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
- English
- Maths
- 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
- 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.
| School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|
| 21.2 | Unlock | Unlock |
Attainment 8 Score
Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
Sample
UnlockGCSE Results
Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.
Sample
Unlock| Name | Distance |
|
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, London, SE11 6BG |
0.05 miles |
|
Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School
Reedworth Street, Lambeth, Kennington, London, SE11 4PH |
0.07 miles |
|
Walnut Tree Walk Primary School
Walnut Tree Walk, London, SE11 6DS |
0.18 miles |
|
Vauxhall Primary School
Vauxhall Street, London, SE11 5LG |
0.32 miles |
|
Keyworth Primary School
Keyworth Primary School, Faunce Street, London, Surrey, SE17 3TR |
0.45 miles |
|
St Jude's Church of England Primary School
Colnbrook Street, London, SE1 6HA |
0.45 miles |
|
Crampton Primary
Iliffe Street, Walworth, London, SE17 3LE |
0.47 miles |
|
Henry Fawcett Primary School
Bowling Green Street, London, SE11 5BZ |
0.47 miles |
|
St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
28 Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HR |
0.52 miles |
|
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
6 Durham Street, London, SE11 5JA |
0.53 miles |
|
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Harleyford Road, Kennington, London, SE11 5SL |
0.54 miles |
|
Oasis Academy South Bank Primary
Johanna Street, Lower Marsh, London, SE1 7RH |
0.63 miles |
|
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Penrose Street, Walworth, London, SE17 3DT |
0.65 miles |
|
Ashmole Primary School
Ashmole Street, London, SW8 1NT |
0.68 miles |
|
Friars Primary Foundation School
Webber Street, Blackfriars, London, SE1 0RF |
0.77 miles |
|
Imperial Oak School
134a New Kent Road, Southwark, London, SE1 6TU |
0.79 miles |
|
Victory Primary School
Elba Place, Rodney Road, London, SE17 1PT |
0.81 miles |
|
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy
Erasmus Street, London, SW1P 4HR |
0.81 miles |
|
Robert Browning Primary School
King and Queen Street, Walworth, London, SE17 1DQ |
0.84 miles |
|
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes
John Ruskin Street, Camberwell, London, SE5 0PQ |
0.85 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
Octavia House Schools, London
214b Kennington Road, London, SE11 6AU |
0.07 miles |
|
King's College London Maths School
80 Kennington Road, London, SE11 6NJ |
0.31 miles |
|
The Marine Society College of the Sea
200b Lambeth Road, London, SE1 7JY |
0.34 miles |
|
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
118 St George's Road, London, SE1 6EX |
0.44 miles |
|
Morley College London
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo, 61 Westminster Bridge Rd, London, SE1 7HT |
0.44 miles |
|
Lilian Baylis Technology School
323 Kennington Lane, Kennington, London, SE11 5QY |
0.46 miles |
|
Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7HS |
0.47 miles |
|
London College of Printing & Distributive Trades
Elephant and Castle, London, SE1 6SB |
0.49 miles |
|
Evelina Hospital School
Westminster Bridge Road, St Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH |
0.56 miles |
|
DLD College
|
0.63 miles |
|
Westminster School
Little Dean's Yard, London, SW1P 3PF |
0.84 miles |
|
Fairley House School
|
0.86 miles |
|
Haberdashers' Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 0EX |
0.92 miles |
|
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, London, SE1 6AG |
0.93 miles |
|
Westminster Under School
|
0.97 miles |
|
South Bank University Academy
Trafalgar Street, London, SE17 2TP |
0.99 miles |
|
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9LH |
1.01 miles |
|
Highshore School
135 Farmers Road, Camberwell, London, SE5 0TW |
1.01 miles |
|
Ark All Saints Academy
140 Wyndham Road, Camberwell, London, SE5 0UB |
1.03 miles |
|
The Grey Coat Hospital
Greycoat Place, London, SW1P 2DY |
1.03 miles |