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Herbert Morrison Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Hartington Road, London SW8 2HP · herbertmorrisonprimaryschool.co.uk · 020 7720 3439
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 88%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lambeth 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.71 mi
- 1.15 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Lambeth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 208
- 88% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.8%
- First language not English
- 38.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.71 mi (1.15 km) from the school. Source: Lambeth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.71 mi1.15 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
Results
In 2024/25, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Lambeth it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲88% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Herbert Morrison Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 4 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 43
- 19% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (23%) with SEND