Voluntary aided school · Lambeth

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
143Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
100631URN

Thornton Road, Clapham Park, London, SW12 0LF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

1.2 below Lambeth median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lambeth

30 applications for 19 places · 50th of 51 in Lambeth

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 June 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

3 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
1 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

1.2 below Lambeth median (2.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

30 applications · 19 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Lambeth median median 2.8
2025 2.2; Lambeth median median 2.9
2024 1.7; Lambeth median median 2.7
2023 2.3; Lambeth median median 3.1
2022 2.1; Lambeth median median 2.8
2021 2.0; Lambeth median median 3.0
2020 1.5; Lambeth median median 2.9
2019 1.5; Lambeth median median 3.0
2018 1.8; Lambeth median median 3.1
2017 1.7; Lambeth median median 3.1
2016 1.6; Lambeth median median 3.1
2015 1.8; Lambeth median median 3.0
2014 2.2; Lambeth median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Lambeth median in 0 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	19	30	1.6	9	0.47
Sep 2025	13	29	2.2	11	0.85
Sep 2024	11	19	1.7	10	0.91
Sep 2023	15	34	2.3	12	0.80
Sep 2022	27	56	2.1	22	0.81
Sep 2021	29	59	2.0	23	0.79
Sep 2020	41	62	1.5	28	0.68
Sep 2019	54	81	1.5	30	0.56
Sep 2018	46	84	1.8	35	0.76
Sep 2017	58	98	1.7	36	0.62
Sep 2016	60	94	1.6	43	0.72
Sep 2015	54	99	1.8	39	0.72
Sep 2014	60	131	2.2	50	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6

This school
Lambeth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25
2023/24
2022/23

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

St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place
Telferscot Primary School
0.2 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Henry Cavendish Primary School
0.5 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

5.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Richard Atkins Primary School
0.7 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Orchard School
0.9 km · Lambeth

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Glenbrook Primary School
1.0 km · Lambeth

2026

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Bonneville Primary School
1.0 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

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

Good2024

3.7applications per place 74%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100631 · 208/5203
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 235 pupils · 143 on roll
Free school meals: 44.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: St Bernadette Catholic Junior School (URN 100628)
Address: Thornton Road, Clapham Park, London, SW12 0LF
Local authority: Lambeth

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources