Boys secondary school in London, Lambeth
London Nautical, City of London Academy
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo, London, SE1 9NA
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 22 June 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 510
- Places
- 720
- How full
- 71% full — 510 of 720 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 22 / 488
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 14%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 56%
- English as an additional language
- 48%
- With an EHC plan
- 7%
- On SEN support
- 12%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Lambeth 036D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 48%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 18%
- Households in social housing
- 57%
- Households with no car
- 71%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Michael Schofield
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- URN
- 150889
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of London SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Haberdashers' Borough AcademyFree schools | Good 2024 | 47.8 | 0.5 mi |
| DLD CollegeOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Oasis Academy South BankFree schools | Outstanding 2024 | 54.6 | 0.6 mi |
| Notre Dame Catholic Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2024 | 42.8 | 0.7 mi |
| The Royal Ballet SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| Guildhouse SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1 mi |
| Westminster SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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