Side by side
Spa School Camberwell and Vanguard School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Spa School Camberwell takes ages 4 to 16; Vanguard School takes ages 11 to 19.
- Spa School Camberwell has 114 pupils; Vanguard School has 71.
- The two schools are 1.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Spa School Camberwell | Vanguard School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Special free school DfE register | State-funded: Special free school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 16 DfE register | 11 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 114 DfE register | 71 DfE register |
| Borough | Southwark DfE register | Lambeth DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 24 January 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 1 July 2025 Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | Not published | Suppressed (small cohort) (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 69.3% DfE register | 55.9% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 43.4% school census 2024/25 | 7.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 1.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 6.9 DfE workforce census | 6.5 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 9.6% DfE, 2024/25 | 17.6% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. 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.