Special academy · Lambeth
Heron Academy
- Special
- Ages 11–19
- Sixth form
Term dates
Special academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Lambeth council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places at special schools are usually arranged through an education, health and care (EHC) plan, agreed with the council.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 12 May 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Sixth form
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 10 November 2021. Overall: Inadequate It was inspected as The Michael Tippett School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Special academy
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- 11–19
- Pupils
- 86 (capacity 90)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST
- Phone
- 02073265898
- Address
- Heron Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0HZ
- Website
- heron.lseat.org.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.