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Evelina Hospital School and Vanguard School

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What differs

  • Evelina Hospital School takes ages 2 to 19; Vanguard School takes ages 11 to 19.
  • Evelina Hospital School has 117 pupils; Vanguard School has 71.
  • The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactEvelina Hospital SchoolVanguard School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Community special school

DfE register

State-funded: Special free school

DfE register

Ages2 to 19

DfE register

11 to 19

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils117

DfE register

71

DfE register

BoroughLambeth

DfE register

Lambeth

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

Not published
Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted ungraded inspection, 9 June 2022: School remains Outstanding

Ofsted

Ofsted graded inspection, 1 July 2025

Ofsted

Where leavers went
Stayed in education or work after GCSEsNot publishedSuppressed (small cohort) (left 2022/23)

DfE

Pupils
Eligible for free school mealsNot published55.9%

DfE register

English as an additional languageNot published7.9%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN supportNot published1.6%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacherNot published6.5

DfE workforce census

Overall absenceNot published17.6%

DfE, 2024/25

DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.

Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.

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