Community school · Lambeth

Henry Fawcett Primary School

3–11Ages
183Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131874URN

Bowling Green Street, London, SE11 5BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.6per place

2.8 above Lambeth median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lambeth

50 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 18 June 2024Ofsted'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

Inspection history

18 June 2024
Graded inspection: Good
20 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (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

5.6applications per place, Reception

2.8 above Lambeth median (2.8) 3.4 above England median (2.2)

50 applications · 9 places offered · 7 named it first

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

2026 5.6; Lambeth median median 2.8
2025 5.4; Lambeth median median 2.9
2024 6.0; Lambeth median median 2.7
2023 5.1; Lambeth median median 3.1
2022 3.7; Lambeth median median 2.8
2021 3.9; Lambeth median median 3.0
2020 2.8; Lambeth median median 2.9
2019 2.7; Lambeth median median 3.0
2018 3.1; Lambeth median median 3.1
2017 3.6; Lambeth median median 3.1
2016 3.1; Lambeth median median 3.1
2015 2.9; Lambeth median median 3.0
2014 2.6; 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	9	50	5.6	7	0.78
Sep 2025	12	65	5.4	10	0.83
Sep 2024	13	78	6.0	11	0.85
Sep 2023	16	82	5.1	14	0.88
Sep 2022	26	96	3.7	18	0.69
Sep 2021	30	116	3.9	29	0.97
Sep 2020	40	113	2.8	34	0.85
Sep 2019	46	126	2.7	34	0.74
Sep 2018	44	135	3.1	38	0.86
Sep 2017	25	91	3.6	21	0.84
Sep 2016	32	100	3.1	30	0.94
Sep 2015	42	120	2.9	35	0.83
Sep 2014	33	84	2.6	23	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 73% · Maths 64% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%45th of 56 in Lambeth

Lambeth 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Lambeth 81% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Lambeth 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Lambeth 78% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Lambeth 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Lambeth 81% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Lambeth 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	58%	4%	103	101
2023/24	64%	5%	104	101
2022/23	38%	4%	100	99

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

Henry Fawcett Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

5.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Ashmole Primary School
0.4 km · Lambeth

Remains Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Lambeth

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Lambeth

2026

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Keyworth Primary School
0.5 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Vauxhall Primary School
0.6 km · Lambeth

Good2023

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Reay Primary School
0.8 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St John the Divine Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Lambeth

Good2023

2.2applications per place 52%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: 131874 · 208/2901
Capacity: 360 pupils · 183 on roll
Free school meals: 60.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1999
Address: Bowling Green Street, London, SE11 5BZ
Local authority: Lambeth

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