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Schools in Lambeth, London

Lambeth schools cover Brixton, Streatham, Clapham, Vauxhall and Norwood, with a strong mix of state and faith provision. Several of the borough's secondaries are heavily oversubscribed, and primary applications are particularly competitive in the north of the borough. Appeals success rates in Lambeth track broadly with the inner-London average.

Data last verified 15 May 2026. Sources: Ofsted, DfE GIAS, DfE Performance Tables, Metropolitan Police, MHCLG IMD. See all sources.

Schools in Lambeth

21.4%

Outstanding Ofsted

81.6%

Good or Outstanding

Primary schools

Secondary schools

20%

Secondary appeal success (2024)

Top primary schools in Lambeth

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS2 performance. See methodology.

School	Ofsted	KS2 %
Herbert Morrison Primary School	Outstanding	100.0
Iqra Primary School	Outstanding	94.0
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School	Outstanding	94.0
Streatham Wells Primary	Outstanding	94.0
Granton Primary School	Outstanding	87.0
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School	Outstanding	82.0
Henry Cavendish Primary School	Outstanding	81.0

Top secondary schools in Lambeth

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS4 Attainment 8.

School	Ofsted	Att 8
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School	Outstanding	57.7
Oasis Academy South Bank	Outstanding	54.6
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School	Outstanding	48.8
Lilian Baylis Technology School	Outstanding	46.3
The Elms Academy	Good	52.8
The Norwood School	Good	50.2
Dunraven School	Good	49.7

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What the data says about Lambeth

81.6% of Lambeth schools are currently rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, compared with a London average of roughly 90% for primary and 80% for secondary. The average number of applications per place across Lambeth is 1.29, a useful indicator of how competitive local admissions are. The average number of recorded crime incidents within 500 metres of a school in Lambeth over the most recent reporting month is 172.72, drawn from the Metropolitan Police open data API. The mean IMD (Index of Multiple Deprivation) decile of Lambeth's schools is 4.67 — 1 is most deprived, 10 is least deprived. All metrics on this page are recomputed from source data on the 15th of every month. See our methodology for definitions and limitations.

All schools in Lambeth

Every school in Lambeth, listed alphabetically. Click any school for the full record.

School	Phase	Ofsted
Allen Edwards Primary School	Primary	Good
Alleyn's Oakfield	Primary	—
Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy	Secondary	Good
Ashmole Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School	Secondary	Outstanding
Bonneville Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Burlington House School Tooting	Secondary	—
Christ Church Primary SW9	Primary	Good
Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
City Heights E-ACT Academy	Secondary	Good
Clapham Manor Primary School	Primary	Good
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Crown Lane Primary School	Primary	Good
DLD College	Secondary	—
Dunraven School	All-through	Good
Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre	Nursery	Good
Elm Court School	Secondary	Good
Elm Wood School	Primary	Good
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre	Nursery	Outstanding
Evolve Academy	All-through	—
Fenstanton Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement
Glenbrook Primary School	Primary	Good
Granton Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Harris Academy Clapham	Secondary	Good
Harris Clapham Sixth Form	Sixth form	—
Heathbrook Primary School	Primary	Good
Henry Cavendish Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Henry Fawcett Primary School	Primary	Good
Herbert Morrison Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Heron Academy	Secondary	Inadequate
Hill Mead Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement
Hitherfield Primary School	Primary	Good
Holmewood Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement
Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Iqra Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Jessop Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Jubilee Primary School	Primary	Good
Julian's School	Primary	Good
King's College London Maths School	Sixth form	—
Kingswood Primary School	Primary	Good
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School	Secondary	Outstanding
Lansdowne School	Secondary	Good
Larkhall Primary Campus	Primary	Good
Lilian Baylis Technology School	Secondary	Outstanding
London Nautical, City of London Academy	Secondary	Requires improvement
Loughborough Primary School	Primary	Good
Macaulay Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Maypole School (Leigham Court)	All-through	Good
Maytree Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
Oasis Academy South Bank	Secondary	Outstanding
Oasis Academy South Bank Primary	Primary	Good
Octavia House Schools, London	All-through	—
Paxton Primary School	Primary	Good
Platanos College	Secondary	Good
Reay Primary School	Primary	Good
Richard Atkins Primary School	Primary	Good
Rosemead Preparatory School	Primary	—
Rosendale Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Saint Gabriel's College	Secondary	Good
Silburn Reid	Secondary	—
South Bank University Sixth Form	Sixth form	—
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St Anne's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement
St Bede's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Helen's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St John the Divine Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St Jude's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Luke's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St Mark's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Stockwell Primary School	Primary	Good
Streatham & Clapham High School GDST	All-through	—
Streatham Wells Primary	Primary	Outstanding
Sudbourne Primary School	Primary	Good
Sunnyhill Primary School	Primary	Good
Telferscot Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
The Elmgreen School	Secondary	Good
The Elms Academy	Secondary	Good
The Livity School	Primary	Good
The Norwood School	Secondary	Good
The Orchard School	Primary	Good
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten	Primary	—
Triangle Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
Trinity Academy	Secondary	Good
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School	All-through	Good
Van Gogh Primary	Primary	Good
Vanguard School	Secondary	Good
Vauxhall Primary School	Primary	Good
Walnut Tree Walk Primary School	Primary	Good
Woodmansterne School	All-through	Good
Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism	Primary	Good

Frequently asked

How many schools are there in Lambeth?

Lambeth has 98 schools in our directory, drawn from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Of these, 69 are primary, 28 are secondary, and the remainder are special, all-through, or post-16.

What proportion of Lambeth schools are Outstanding?

As of the latest Ofsted Management Information release, 21 schools in Lambeth (21.4%) are rated Outstanding, and 81.6% are rated Good or Outstanding. Ratings are refreshed monthly from the Ofsted MI publication.

When do I apply for a Reception or Year 7 place in Lambeth?

Reception applications in England close on 15 January each year for the September intake. Year 7 (secondary transfer) applications close on 31 October. Lambeth's applications are coordinated by the local authority through the eAdmissions system. See our full Reception timeline guide.

How does the school appeals process work in Lambeth?

If you are refused your preferred school place, you have a statutory right of appeal. Lambeth appeals are typically heard in May (Reception) and June–July (secondary). See our appeals tracker for Lambeth-level success rates by year.

How can I tell which Lambeth schools are over-subscribed?

Each school listing on this site shows the number of applications per place from the DfE's published admissions data. Apps-per-place above 2 typically indicates strong over-subscription. We refresh this data annually when the DfE publishes its admissions and offers release.

Sources

School list and phase from DfE Get Information About Schools (refreshed monthly). Ofsted ratings from Ofsted Management Information (refreshed monthly). Performance data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Crime data within 500m from the Metropolitan Police open data API. Deprivation deciles from MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2019. Read our full methodology for how each metric is calculated.