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St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
42 Mitcham Lane, Streatham, London SW16 6NP · st-leonards.lambeth.sch.uk · 020 8769 2712
On the mapSearch near SW16 6NP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 45%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lambeth 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Lambeth Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 387
- 92% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.4%
- First language not English
- 55%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Lambeth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 48 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 48 | 38 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 40 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 37 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 54 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▼45% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100617)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Leonard's Church of England Primary School on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100617), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Outstanding
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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100617)
Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100617)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 27
- 8% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied