Voluntary aided school · Lambeth

Macaulay Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
176Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100612URN

Victoria Rise, Clapham, SW4 0NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 below Lambeth median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lambeth

70 applications for 29 places · 37th of 51 in Lambeth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Lambeth 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Lambeth median (2.8) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

70 applications · 29 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Lambeth median median 2.8
2025 2.3; Lambeth median median 2.9
2024 2.7; Lambeth median median 2.7
2023 2.8; Lambeth median median 3.1
2022 3.2; Lambeth median median 2.8
2021 3.3; Lambeth median median 3.0
2020 3.4; Lambeth median median 2.9
2019 3.2; Lambeth median median 3.0
2018 4.7; Lambeth median median 3.1
2017 4.1; Lambeth median median 3.1
2016 4.4; Lambeth median median 3.1
2015 3.2; Lambeth median median 3.0
2014 4.5; Lambeth median median 3.0

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	29	70	2.4	20	0.69
Sep 2025	26	59	2.3	18	0.69
Sep 2024	22	60	2.7	17	0.77
Sep 2023	27	75	2.8	26	0.96
Sep 2022	26	82	3.2	22	0.85
Sep 2021	21	70	3.3	16	0.76
Sep 2020	30	102	3.4	22	0.73
Sep 2019	30	97	3.2	32	1.07
Sep 2018	30	140	4.7	50	1.67
Sep 2017	29	119	4.1	28	0.97
Sep 2016	30	131	4.4	37	1.23
Sep 2015	30	95	3.2	29	0.97
Sep 2014	29	130	4.5	41	1.41

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%34th of 56 in Lambeth

Lambeth 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Lambeth 81% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Lambeth 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Lambeth 78% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Lambeth 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Lambeth 81% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Lambeth 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	65%	20%	108	106
2023/24	60%	20%	107	105
2022/23	64%	18%	104	105

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

Macaulay Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Belleville Wix Academy
0.3 km · Wandsworth

Improved significantly2025

4.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Clapham Manor Primary School
0.7 km · Lambeth

Good2022

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
John Burns Primary School
0.7 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Heathbrook Primary School
0.8 km · Lambeth

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Shaftesbury Park Primary School
0.9 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bonneville Primary School
1.3 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Chesterton Primary School
1.3 km · Wandsworth

Outstanding2022

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100612 · 208/3375
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 176 on roll
Free school meals: 36.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Victoria Rise, Clapham, SW4 0NU
Local authority: Lambeth

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