- The alma mater of the LBC presenter Nick Ferrari and the former Harrow headmaster Barnaby Lenon, co-ed Eltham College is focused on cultivating “a genuine thirst for knowledge” and encouraging critical thinking.
- There are more than 40 clubs and societies.
- Almost two thirds of pupils play at least one musical instrument and the school offers London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (Lamda) qualifications as well as Trinity and ABRSM music exams.
- The wellbeing curriculum is built around the school’s “5Rs” framework: resilience, respect, relationships, responsibility and readiness. Pupils are supported academically and emotionally by teaching staff, as well as a school counsellor and a head of wellbeing.
- Academic, music, drama and sport scholarships are available, as are means-tested bursaries.
Results
A-level 2025 rank: 46
Grade
%
A*
34.4
A
33.4
B
24.1
A*/A
67.8
A*-B
91.9
GCSE 2025 rank: 40
Grade
%
9/8
71.1
7
17.4
9/8/7
88.5