Best primary schools in Lambeth
56 of 61 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Lambeth schools · secondary schools
Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.
- 46 of 61 rated Good or Outstanding
- 11 oversubscribed on first preference
- 10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Met expected standard (RWM): 69.5% (best 97.0%)
| # | School | Met expected standard (RWM) | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqra Primary School London | 97.0% | Outstanding improving | oversubscribed 1.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 2 | St Helen's Catholic Primary School London | 97.0% | Good | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 3 | Stockwell Primary School London | 95.0% | Good declining | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 4 | Streatham Wells Primary London | 93.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 5 | St Andrew's Catholic Primary School London | 92.0% | Outstanding improving | oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 6 | Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School London | 90.0% | Not judged improving | oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 7 | Bonneville Primary School London | 89.0% | Outstanding improving | oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 8 | Herbert Morrison Primary School London | 88.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 9 | Rosendale Primary School London | 88.0% | Outstanding | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 10 | Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School London hidden gem | 85.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.68 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 11 | Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School London | 85.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 12 | Jessop Primary School London | 85.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 2.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 13 | Granton Primary School London | 80.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 14 | Jubilee Primary School London | 79.0% | Good improving | about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 15 | Walnut Tree Walk Primary School London | 79.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 16 | Henry Cavendish Primary School London | 77.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.57 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 17 | Reay Primary School LONDON | 77.0% | Not judged | about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 18 | Heathbrook Primary School London | 76.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 19 | Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School London | 74.0% | Not judged | undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 20 | Christ Church Primary SW9 London | 73.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 21 | The Orchard School London | 73.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 22 | St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School London | 72.0% | Good | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 23 | Sudbourne Primary School London | 72.0% | Good declining | oversubscribed 1.23 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 24 | Clapham Manor Primary School London hidden gem | 71.0% | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.69 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 25 | Glenbrook Primary School London hidden gem | 71.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.57 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 26 | St Luke's Church of England Primary School London | 71.0% | Good | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 27 | St Andrew's Church of England Primary School London | 70.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 28 | Telferscot Primary School London | 70.0% | Not judged improving | oversubscribed 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 29 | Allen Edwards Primary School London | 69.0% | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 30 | Hill Mead Primary School London | 69.0% | Requires improvement declining | undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 31 | Crown Lane Primary School London | 68.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.71 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 32 | Kingswood Primary School London | 66.0% | Not judged | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 33 | Van Gogh Primary London | 66.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 34 | Macaulay Church of England Primary School hidden gem | 65.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.69 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 35 | Elm Wood School London | 64.0% | Not judged improving | about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 36 | Julian's School London | 64.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 37 | Paxton Primary School London hidden gem | 64.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.65 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 38 | St Mark's Church of England Primary School London | 64.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 39 | Vauxhall Primary School London hidden gem | 64.0% | Good improving | undersubscribed 0.6 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 40 | Fenstanton Primary School London | 63.0% | Requires improvement declining | undersubscribed 0.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 41 | Larkhall Primary Campus London | 63.0% | Good improving | undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 42 | St Stephen's Church of England Primary School London | 61.0% | Good | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 43 | Oasis Academy South Bank Primary London | 60.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 44 | St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School London | 59.0% | Not judged | about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 45 | Henry Fawcett Primary School London | 58.0% | Good improving | undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 46 | Hitherfield Primary School London | 57.0% | Not judged | about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 47 | Ashmole Primary School London | 56.0% | Outstanding declining | oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 48 | St Anne's Catholic Primary School London | 56.0% | Requires improvement | about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 49 | Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School London | 54.0% | Requires improvement | undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 50 | St John the Divine Church of England Primary School London | 52.0% | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 51 | St Saviour's Church of England Primary School London hidden gem | 52.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.44 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 52 | Sunnyhill Primary School London | 51.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 53 | Richard Atkins Primary School London hidden gem | 50.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 54 | St Jude's Church of England Primary School London hidden gem | 45.0% | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 55 | St Leonard's Church of England Primary School London | 45.0% | Outstanding | undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 56 | Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism London | 21.0% | Good | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
Also in Lambeth
5 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Lambeth, not a fairer one.
- Alleyn's Oakfield
- Loughborough Primary School Ofsted: Good
- Rosemead Preparatory School
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
- The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten
Applying in Lambeth
Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.
- Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
- Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
- Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
- Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.
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