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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Crescent Lane, Clapham, London SW4 9QJ · st-marys.lambeth.sch.uk · 020 7622 5479
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lambeth 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.66 mi
- 1.07 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Lambeth Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 272
- 86% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 37.8%
- First language not English
- 75.4%
- 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 0.66 mi (1.07 km) from the school. Source: Lambeth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 96% 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 | 26 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 42 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.66 mi1.07 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2023 | All | |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School on 12 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Nov 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 15
- 5% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 60% who had a child bullied