Voluntary aided school · Lambeth

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
272Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
100636URN

Crescent Lane, Clapham, London, SW4 9QJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.3 below Lambeth median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lambeth

74 applications for 30 places · 36th of 51 in Lambeth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Lambeth 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Lambeth median (2.8) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

74 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Lambeth median median 2.8
2025 2.6; Lambeth median median 2.9
2024 3.5; Lambeth median median 2.7
2023 2.6; Lambeth median median 3.1
2022 2.4; Lambeth median median 2.8
2021 2.5; Lambeth median median 3.0
2020 2.7; Lambeth median median 2.9
2019 2.7; Lambeth median median 3.0
2018 2.8; Lambeth median median 3.1
2017 3.2; Lambeth median median 3.1
2016 3.0; Lambeth median median 3.1
2015 3.2; Lambeth median median 3.0
2014 4.0; 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	30	74	2.5	26	0.87
Sep 2025	34	89	2.6	33	0.97
Sep 2024	25	87	3.5	24	0.96
Sep 2023	32	82	2.6	28	0.88
Sep 2022	42	101	2.4	36	0.86
Sep 2021	45	113	2.5	44	0.98
Sep 2020	44	117	2.7	35	0.80
Sep 2019	46	126	2.7	55	1.20
Sep 2018	50	138	2.8	54	1.08
Sep 2017	50	159	3.2	59	1.18
Sep 2016	50	151	3.0	64	1.28
Sep 2015	50	160	3.2	64	1.28
Sep 2014	50	200	4.0	63	1.26

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 86% · Maths 73% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%44th of 56 in Lambeth

Lambeth 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Lambeth 81% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Lambeth 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Lambeth 78% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Lambeth 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Lambeth 81% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Lambeth 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	59%	3%	106	104
2023/24	77%	23%	110	107
2022/23	67%	28%	106	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

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Clapham Manor Primary School
0.6 km · Lambeth

Good2022

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bonneville Primary School
0.7 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Iqra Primary School
0.7 km · Lambeth

Remains Outstanding2024

3.9applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Harris Clapham Sixth Form
0.7 km · Lambeth

Not yet inspected
Glenbrook Primary School
0.8 km · Lambeth

2026

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Macaulay Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Lambeth

Good2023

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

Improved significantly2025

4.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Heathbrook Primary School
1.3 km · Lambeth

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 76%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: 100636 · 208/5208
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 272 on roll
Free school meals: 37.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Crescent Lane, Clapham, London, SW4 9QJ
Local authority: Lambeth

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