Larkhall Primary Campus

About Larkhall Primary Campus

Larkhall Primary Campus sits in the bottom half of Lambeth’s primary schools when ranked by the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2. Its score of 56 on this metric places it 45th out of 59 schools in the borough, ten percentage points below the local authority average of 66. That gap is significant, but it’s worth noting that the school serves a far more disadvantaged intake than most: 57.6 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, more than double the national average for primary schools. The school’s Progress 8 data is not available, so it’s difficult to say how much of that attainment gap reflects the starting points of its children. What the data does show is that individual subject scores are closer to the national average — a reading average score of 107 and a maths average of 106 — suggesting that while fewer children reach the combined expected standard, many are still performing solidly in the core subjects.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in June 2023, the school was rated Good across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That’s a clean sweep of Good grades, and a clear improvement on the previous inspection in 2014, where early years provision was graded Requires Improvement. At Key Stage 2, 56 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with 66 per cent across Lambeth as a whole. The school’s higher-attaining figures are modest: 18 per cent reached the higher standard in the combined measure, 32 per cent in reading and 24 per cent in maths. Writing is the weakest area, with 59 per cent at expected and 18 per cent at the higher level. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom third, at the 68th percentile, and in London it sits at the 85th percentile — a reminder that even a school below the LA average in Lambeth is still competing in a high-performing region.

The school is oversubscribed: for 21 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 58 applications, with 18 first-preference offers made. That’s a ratio of 2.76 applicants per place, so demand is strong despite the middling headline results. Facilities include an ICT suite, art studios, a sports hall, a forest school and a chapel, and the school runs clubs in gardening, drama, film, art and science. Sports offered include athletics, swimming, tennis, cricket and cross country. The SEND provision is unusually broad for a mainstream primary, covering specific learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and a resourced provision. There is also nursery provision for children from age two. This is a school that clearly invests in inclusion and enrichment, and it may suit families who value a broad, supportive environment over raw academic rankings — particularly those whose children have additional needs or who want a strong outdoor and creative offer.

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