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Lilian Baylis Technology School

Secondary · London · SE11 5QY

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 22 February 2023

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At a glance

848 pupils · 94% of 900 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
58.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
33.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.lilianbaylis.com/
URN
100625

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 111 families named it first for 119 Year 7 places, 0.93 first choices per place. We hold 2 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2024 to 2025; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 22 February 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

119 places offered · 111 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Cutoff by admission criterion (2025 entry)

1
2846.57 m (≈1.77 mi)
2
9485.33 m (≈5.89 mi)
3
6971.95 m (≈4.33 mi)
4
3204.75 m (≈1.99 mi)
5
2295.9 m (≈1.43 mi)

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

122 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
46.3
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
68%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
42.6%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.9
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
31.3
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school46.3
Median of its 12 closest peers46.1
Lambeth average46.7
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
The Archbishop's SchoolCanterbury · 53 miles awayGood35.2
Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademyLondon · 5 miles awayOutstanding64.3
City of London Academy, Shoreditch ParkLondon · 4 miles awayOutstanding54.3
The City Academy, HackneyLondon · 5 miles awayGood49.1
Ark Putney AcademyLondon · 5 miles awayGood46.3
City of London Academy Highbury GroveLondon · 4 miles awayGood45.4
Deptford Green SchoolLondon · 4 miles awayExpected standard47.7
St Peter's RC High SchoolManchester · 162 miles awayStrong standard47.4
Moor End AcademyHuddersfield · 164 miles awayOutstanding45.9
City of London Academy IslingtonLondon · 4 miles awayOutstanding (2019)40.8
Harris Academy ClaphamLondon · 2 miles awayGood42.4
Woodlands Community CollegeSouthampton · 66 miles awayGood35.5

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
3 of 6 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 37% (Lambeth 23%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 15% (Lambeth 12%, England 1%) · Any other White background 11% (Lambeth 13%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Lambeth 8%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 5% (Lambeth 6%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 4% (Lambeth 1%, England 2%) · White British 4% (Lambeth 13%, England 59%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Lambeth 5%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 3% (Lambeth 5%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Lambeth 2%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Lambeth 2%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Lambeth 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Lambeth 3%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Lambeth 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Lambeth 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Lambeth 1%, England 4%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

21.77 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Lambeth: 10.03 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
13.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained secondaries: 0.22% vacant, 0.42% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

76% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £63,678; 12.3% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£12,131
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 9% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (7%) · supplies and services 16% (10%) · educational supplies 3% (6%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 2% (3%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £91,980; in-year balance -£188,764

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
93%
Continuing in education
93%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
1%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
70%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
13%
Any sustained destination
85%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher62.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications9.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work49%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier27.5%62.3%
Social housing38.9%17.1%
Privately rented33.5%20.5%
Detached houses0.9%22.9%
Flats83.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms11.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van71.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003102 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£638,5001,310 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£465,000–£950,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (7)£1,250,000
Terraced (122)£1,200,000
Flat (1179)£610,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
27an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
233an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
45an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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