Academic
Academic Results and Senior Destinations
‘School leavers have been highly successful gaining entry to schools with competitive academic requirements and have achieved a high proportion of scholarship awards to senior independent schools. This reflects a successful fulfilment of the school’s aim to recognise pupils’ talents and foster and nurture them to achieve their potential.’ (ISI Inspection February 2022)
‘The quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements is excellent.
• Pupils make excellent progress, achieving at levels in advance of expectations fort heir age and ability.
• Pupils of all ages and abilities demonstrate excellent skills, knowledge and understanding across the curriculum.
• Pupils are outstanding communicators. They listen most attentively and express themselves
articulately in their speaking and writing.
• Pupils show high levels of competence in their numeracy skills and apply these effectively to other areas of their learning.
• Pupils develop highly effective study skills.‘ (ISI Report February 2022)
Laleham Lea School leavers transfer to a wide variety of Secondary Schools.
The standards of excellence achieved at Laleham Lea mean that many of our Students go on to the local Grammar Schools or obtain scholarships for leading Independent Schools.
Many of our Catholic families may prefer to remain in a Catholic environment similar to that of Laleham Lea and go on to one of the many excellent local Independent and State Catholic Secondary Schools where they achieve many great things.
Early intervention, assessment and target setting provides personalised, accelerated learning for all. We offer additional Booster Classes in both in English and Maths for all students from Year 1 onwards in preparation for the 11+ and Independent School examinations, Accelerated Mathematics in Year 5, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning Club for Year 4 students and access to online 11+ preparation learning programmes from Year 3.
Leavers’ Destinations
| Leavers Offers 2024 | Leavers’ Offers 2023 | Leavers’ Offers 2022 | Leavers’ Offers 2021 | |
| 6 Grammar Offers (30% of cohort) 15 Independent School Offers 1 Academic Scholarship 1 Sports’ Scholarship 100% First Choice Catholic Schools 100% First Choice Maintained Schools | 5 Grammar/Grammar Stream Offers (56% of those who sat exam) 16 Independent School Offers 4 Academic Scholarships 1 Maths Scholarship 1 Head Teacher’s Award 1 Drama Scholarship 1 Music Scholarship 100% First choice Catholic Schools 100% First Choice Maintained Schools | 8 Grammar/Grammar Stream Offers 13 Independent School Offers 2 Academic Scholarships 2 Music Scholarships 1 Head Teacher’s Award 100% First choice Catholic Schools 100% First Choice Maintained Schools | 14 Grammar/Grammar Stream Offers 24 Independent School Offers 9 Academic Scholarships 3 Music Scholarships 1 Head Master’s Award 1 Sports Scholarship 100% First Choice Catholic Schools 100% First Choice Maintained Schools |
Grammar/Grammar Stream and Independent Offers 2017-2020:
| Year | % First Choice School | % Grammar or Grammar Stream offer (of those who sat) | % Grammar or Grammar Stream (whole cohort) | % Scholarships for Independents (of those who applied) | % Scholarship offers (whole cohort) | % Catholic School offers |
| 2020 | 100 | 70 | 38 | 88 | 44 | 34 |
| 2019 | 100 | 78 | 44 | 88 | 44 | 81 |
| 2018 | 100 | 100 | 30 | 75 | 40 | 70 |
| 2017 | 100 | 100 | 40 | N/A | 0 | 26 |
Leavers destinations for 2017 -2022 include
| Grammar Schools | Independent Schools Boys | Independent Schools Girls | Independent Schools Mixed | Catholic/Other Maintained Schools |
| Wilson’s Wallington Boys Wallington Girls Sutton Grammar Greenshaw Grammar Stream | Whitgift Trinity The Cedars | Croydon High Old Palace Woldingham St Theresa’s | Caterham School Reigate Grammar Radnor House School | John Fisher St Bede’s St Philomena’s Coloma Convent Riddlesdown School Woodcote School |
Laleham Lea Results in 2023 KS2
Reading Comprehension
100% Level 4b and above; 57% achieved above NA (29% level 6)
Writing
100% level 3a and above, 64% achieved above NA (7% level 6)
Mathematics
100% Level 3a and above, 50% achieved above NA (36% level 6)
Religious Education
29% reached the Exceeding Level of achievement
14% reached the Expected Plus Level of achievement
36% reached the Expected Level of achievement
Laleham Lea KS2 Results 2019-2021
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
| Reading Comprehension | 100% Level 4b and above; 93% achieved above NA, 87% achieved well above NA (40% level 6) | 100% Level 4b and above 95% achieved above NA 82% achieved well above NA | 100% Level 4c and above 89% Level 4b and above 73% Level 5c and above | 100% Level 4c and above 94% Level 4b and above 69% Level 5c and above |
| Mathematics | 100% Level 4b and above, 93% achieved above NA, 87% achieved well above NA (60% level 6) | 91% Level 4b and above 86% achieved above NA 73% achieved well above NA | 100% Level 4c and above 94% Level 4b and above 57% Level 5b and above 35% Level 6 | 94% Level 4c and above 88% Level 4b and above 50% Level 5b and above 25% Level 6 |
| Writing | 100% level 4b and above, 93% achieved above NA, 80% achieved well above NA | 100% Level 4b and above 91% achieved above NA 68% achieved well above NA | 84% Level 4c and above 84% Level 4b and above 28% Level 5 | 100% Level 4 and above 63% Level 4b and above 19% Level 5 |
| Religious Education | 33% reached the Exceeding Level of achievement 40% reached the Expected Plus Level of achievement 27% reached the Expected Level of achievement | 18% reached the Exceeding Level of achievement 23% reached the Expected Plus Level of achievement 59% reached the Expected Level of achievement | ||
| LAMDA Examinations | 26 Distinctions 16 Merits | 17 Distinctions 12 Merits | 21 Distinctions 8 Merits 1 Pass | 5 Distinctions 21 Merits 8 Passes |
EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
2024:
Percentage who achieved Good Level of Development (GLD) 100%
National Average: Due to be released in November 2024
2023:
Percentage who achieved Good Level of Development (GLD) 88%
National Average: GLD 67.2%
2022
Percentage who achieved Good Level of Development (GLD) 93%
National Average: GLD 65.2%
2021
Total who met/exceeded Early Learning Goals: 80% (Exceeded Early Learning Goals 20%)
National Average: TBC
2020
Total who met/exceeded Early Learning Goals: 100% (Exceeded Early Learning Goals 15%)
National Average: TBC (delayed due to Covid 19)
2019
Total who Met/Exceeded Early Learning goals: 93% (Exceeded Early Learning Goals: 31%)
National Average: 70.7%
2018 (External Moderation)
Total who Met/Exceeded Early Learning Goals: 83% (Exceeded Early Learning Goals 33%)
National Average 70.2%
Parents can obtain full details of the School’s academic performance during the preceding school year (to include the results of any pubic examinations) from the School Office.