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Octavia House Schools, London

Special · ages 5-17MixedIndependent121 pupilsLondonLambeth
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places4 spare121 pupils, 125 places
Pupils on roll121Census January 2024

Octavia House Schools, London is an independent special school in London for boys and girls aged 5 to 17. It has 121 pupils and room for 125.

214b Kennington Road, London, SE11 6AU020 3651 4396ohs.ukMs Elysia Agius executive headAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

18 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score1.6
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths6%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 4.24.220182019: 3.03.020192023: 0.50.520232024: 0.70.720242025: 1.61.62025
Since 2018: -2.6
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018LambethEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 1118151412811
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 81.60.70.53.04.246.746.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%42%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths6%0%0%0%0%64%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.050.000.000.210.304.224.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%52%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 1 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

What is taught here

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
English Language60%17%33%54%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
0.92.8
Gap 1.9England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lambeth council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll121Census January 2024
Places12597% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%121 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls96 / 25
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll12110985828382
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%100%100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,40012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate117 per 1,000 people29% higher than the England average
Typical house price£545,000Lambeth
Nearest bus stop80 mKennington Lane, 20 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's CentreLocal authority nursery school40 m75Outstanding 2024Compare
Vanguard SchoolFree school110 m71No overall grade 2025Compare
Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England160 m238No overall grade 202578Compare
Walnut Tree Walk Primary SchoolCouncil390 m420Good 202486Compare
Vauxhall Primary SchoolFoundation470 m188Good 202337Compare
King's College London Maths SchoolFree schools 16 to 19610 m158Not inspectedCompare
The Park CollegeSpecial post 16 institution640 mNot inspectedCompare
Keyworth Primary SchoolCouncil640 m313Good 202328Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Octavia House Schools, London a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Octavia House Schools, London yet.

How good are Octavia House Schools, London's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 1.6, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Octavia House Schools, London have?

121 pupils aged 5 to 17 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 125 places, so it is 97% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
214b Kennington Road, London, SE11 6AU
Telephone
020 3651 4396
Website
www.ohs.uk
Executive Head
Ms Elysia Agius
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 5-17
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Lambeth
Ward
Kennington
Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
26 September 2012 (new provision)
URN
138803 · LAESTAB 2086001 · UKPRN 10065733

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from