My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
56%Agree
29%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%The Elms Academy
Academy sponsor led — Secondary
SW4 9ET / 11–18 / Christian
Good
Ofsted
52.8
Attainment 8
87%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 Top university pathways
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2020
Good
Good
Inspected 2020
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
Recognised with 3 performance badges
🏆 Strong results⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 Top university pathways
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 52.8
- Progress 8
- 0.91
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 48.7%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 36.8
- Achieving AAB+
- 18.6%
87% of parents would recommend this school
101 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
61%Agree
32%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
72%Agree
17%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
14%Agree
9%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
6%Not applicable
63%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
51%Agree
38%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
48%Agree
22%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
0%Not applicable
19%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
31%No
69%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 31 parents
Strongly agree
53%Agree
32%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
6%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
71%Agree
27%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
67%Agree
22%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
66%Agree
24%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
54%Agree
39%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
66%Agree
29%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
53%Agree
37%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
87%No
13%20.1% of pupils receive SEN support
20.1%
SEN support
4.1%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.4%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 7.9%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 4.7%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.2%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.2%
70% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 70%
66% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 83%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 66%
- Entered top-third university
- 51%
- Achieved a degree
- 78%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 12:1
- Free school meals
- 48%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 12:1
- Overall absence
- 6.58%
- Persistent absence
- 16.95%
- English as additional language
- 41.9%
- Teachers with QTS
- 88.5%
- White
- 19.4%
- Mixed
- 18.6%
- Asian
- 5.9%
- Black
- 14.7%
- Other
- 7.4%
Other White11.6%
White British7.7%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Other Mixed9%
White & Black Caribbean5.5%
White & Black African3.1%
White & Asian1%
Other Asian2.5%
Bangladeshi1.3%
Chinese1.1%
Pakistani0.6%
Indian0.4%
Other Black6.1%
Caribbean5.5%
African3.1%