Voluntary aided school · Westminster

St Clement Danes CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
101127URN

118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, LONDON, WC2B 5SU · 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

2.2per place

0.4 below Westminster median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Westminster

65 applications for 30 places · 20th of 27 in Westminster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

100%met the expected standard

Westminster 75% 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	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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Westminster median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

65 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Westminster median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Westminster median median 2.5
2024 2.3; Westminster median median 2.8
2023 2.0; Westminster median median 2.6
2022 3.1; Westminster median median 2.6
2021 2.3; Westminster median median 2.8
2020 2.5; Westminster median median 2.6
2019 2.7; Westminster median median 2.8
2018 2.8; Westminster median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Westminster median median 2.8
2016 3.6; Westminster median median 2.9
2015 3.0; Westminster median median 2.8
2014 2.8; Westminster median median 3.0

This school
Westminster 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	65	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2025	30	68	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2024	27	61	2.3	21	0.78
Sep 2023	30	61	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2022	29	91	3.1	34	1.17
Sep 2021	30	68	2.3	30	1.00
Sep 2020	30	75	2.5	32	1.07
Sep 2019	30	82	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2018	29	81	2.8	30	1.03
Sep 2017	29	77	2.7	25	0.86
Sep 2016	29	105	3.6	39	1.34
Sep 2015	29	87	3.0	33	1.14
Sep 2014	28	77	2.8	31	1.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 100% · Maths 100% → all three 100% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard100%1st of 31 in Westminster

Westminster 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Westminster 87% England 78%

Higher standard75%

Westminster 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Westminster 78% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Westminster 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Westminster 86% England 77%

Higher standard83%

Westminster 37% England 24%

Average scaled score 114 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Westminster median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	100%	25%	112	114
2023/24	91%	26%	110	110
2022/23	90%	28%	110	110

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 Clement Danes CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Camden

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Camden

Remains Good · improving2024

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Camden

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Westminster

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Christopher Hatton Primary School
1.1 km · Camden

2026

3.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
All Souls CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Westminster

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy South Bank Primary
1.5 km · Lambeth

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Argyle Primary School
1.7 km · Camden

Good2022

2.3applications per place 81%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: 101127 · 213/3424
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 26.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, LONDON, WC2B 5SU
Local authority: Westminster

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