Community school · Lambeth

Hitherfield Primary School

3–11Ages
630Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131824URN

Leigham Vale, Streatham, London, SW16 2JQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 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

3.3per place

0.5 above Lambeth median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lambeth

296 applications for 90 places · 18th of 51 in Lambeth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Lambeth 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 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

Inspection history

8 October 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
28 June 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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Lambeth median (2.8) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

296 applications · 90 places offered · 92 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.3; Lambeth median median 2.8
2025 3.4; Lambeth median median 2.9
2024 3.0; Lambeth median median 2.7
2023 3.4; Lambeth median median 3.1
2022 2.9; Lambeth median median 2.8
2021 3.8; Lambeth median median 3.0
2020 3.3; Lambeth median median 2.9
2019 4.1; Lambeth median median 3.0
2018 3.7; Lambeth median median 3.1
2017 3.6; Lambeth median median 3.1
2016 3.9; Lambeth median median 3.1
2015 3.8; Lambeth median median 3.0
2014 3.2; 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	90	296	3.3	92	1.02
Sep 2025	90	303	3.4	93	1.03
Sep 2024	89	266	3.0	100	1.12
Sep 2023	90	309	3.4	110	1.22
Sep 2022	90	259	2.9	87	0.97
Sep 2021	80	301	3.8	71	0.89
Sep 2020	90	297	3.3	96	1.07
Sep 2019	89	365	4.1	114	1.28
Sep 2018	90	333	3.7	95	1.06
Sep 2017	90	324	3.6	99	1.10
Sep 2016	90	352	3.9	84	0.93
Sep 2015	89	334	3.8	79	0.89
Sep 2014	89	280	3.2	63	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 70% · Maths 70% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%46th of 56 in Lambeth

Lambeth 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Lambeth 81% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Lambeth 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Lambeth 78% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Lambeth 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Lambeth 81% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	57%	15%	106	104
2023/24	71%	16%	110	105
2022/23	64%	19%	107	104

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

Hitherfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Streatham Wells Primary
0.4 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

6.5applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Fenstanton Primary School
0.7 km · Lambeth

2026

4.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Julian's School
0.9 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Sunnyhill Primary School
0.9 km · Lambeth

Good2024

3.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
The Orchard School
1.1 km · Lambeth

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Lambeth

2026

2.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Crown Lane Primary School
1.4 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 68%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: 131824 · 208/2900
Capacity: 700 pupils · 630 on roll
Free school meals: 21.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Leigham Vale, Streatham, London, SW16 2JQ
Local authority: Lambeth

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