Residential care home · Lambeth

Kirkstall Lodge

56 Kirkstall Road, Streatham, London, SW2 4HF

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 month ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 24 September 2026 Rated 1 month ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 2019GoodSECRW
  • March 2017GoodSECRW
  • February 2016Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Lambeth

Kirkstall Lodge is in the Good tier ?, with 19 other homes in Lambeth. 76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 1 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (3%)
  • Good 20 (59%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 3 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 8 (24%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (3%)

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Kirkstall Lodge at a glance

Kirkstall Lodge is a 6-bed residential care home in London, Lambeth. The home is its own registered provider. Its CQC registration covers people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.

Its CQC rating, from September 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from June 2019. The typical rating in Lambeth is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 1 fell below good. The lowest was “medicines optimisation” (some shortfalls).

19 other homes in Lambeth share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from December 2025. That is true of 96% of homes in Lambeth. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.