Community school · Lambeth

Henry Cavendish Primary School

3–11Ages
873Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100567URN

Hydethorpe Road, London, SW12 0JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.5per place

2.7 above Lambeth median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lambeth

330 applications for 60 places · 3rd of 51 in Lambeth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Lambeth 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 16 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

5.5applications per place, Reception

2.7 above Lambeth median (2.8) 3.3 above England median (2.2)

330 applications · 60 places offered · 94 named it first

2026 5.5; Lambeth median median 2.8
2025 5.2; Lambeth median median 2.9
2024 4.5; Lambeth median median 2.7
2023 4.5; Lambeth median median 3.1
2022 3.9; Lambeth median median 2.8
2021 4.9; Lambeth median median 3.0
2020 5.0; Lambeth median median 2.9
2019 5.8; Lambeth median median 3.0
2018 5.3; Lambeth median median 3.1
2017 5.7; Lambeth median median 3.1
2016 5.7; Lambeth median median 3.1
2015 5.3; Lambeth median median 3.0
2014 4.8; Lambeth median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Lambeth median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Lambeth median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	330	5.5	94	1.57
Sep 2025	60	309	5.2	94	1.57
Sep 2024	59	265	4.5	82	1.39
Sep 2023	60	268	4.5	99	1.65
Sep 2022	60	231	3.9	59	0.98
Sep 2021	61	297	4.9	103	1.69
Sep 2020	60	297	5.0	83	1.38
Sep 2019	59	342	5.8	109	1.85
Sep 2018	60	317	5.3	94	1.57
Sep 2017	60	344	5.7	95	1.58
Sep 2016	60	341	5.7	106	1.77
Sep 2015	61	320	5.3	118	1.93
Sep 2014	118	568	4.8	160	1.36

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 79% · Maths 88% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%16th of 56 in Lambeth

Lambeth 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Lambeth 81% England 78%

Higher standard54%

Lambeth 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Lambeth 78% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Lambeth 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Lambeth 81% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Lambeth 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lambeth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	25%	109	109
2023/24	76%	26%	108	108
2022/23	74%	20%	109	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Henry Cavendish Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

5.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Telferscot Primary School
0.5 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Lambeth

2026

1.6applications per place
Alderbrook Primary School
0.7 km · Wandsworth

Good2024

3.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Ravenstone Primary School
0.8 km · Wandsworth

Good2023

4.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Wandsworth

Good2024

3.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bonneville Primary School
1.0 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Wandsworth

Good2024

3.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Rutherford House School
1.1 km · Wandsworth

Good2022

3.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100567 · 208/2295
Capacity: 927 pupils · 873 on roll
Free school meals: 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hydethorpe Road, London, SW12 0JA
Local authority: Lambeth

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources