Secondary
Heron Academy
Heron Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0HZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 86 of 90 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.6
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 40.6
- Pupils per adult
- 1.9
- Pupils
- 79
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Previous framework
Inadequate
Safeguarding: not met
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentInadequate
- Quality of educationInadequate
- Sixth formInadequate
Heron Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0HZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Lambeth admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Melanie Hall-Judd
- Address
- Heron Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0HZ
- Telephone
- 02073265898