St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School

About St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School

St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School is a state primary in Lambeth, sitting 26th out of 54 schools in the local authority on the key stage 2 expected standard measure. That places it in the middle of the pack, well behind the top three peers in the borough — Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Stockwell Primary School, and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School — which all achieved ranking scores of 94 or above. The school is a Church of England mixed primary for ages 3 to 11, with headteacher Patrick Williams at the helm. It has a nursery provision and a capacity of 245, but currently only 189 pupils on roll, meaning there is some room to grow. The most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in November 2024, confirmed that standards are being maintained at Good, a notable improvement from the Requires Improvement rating the school received in its previous graded inspection back in 2017. The early years provision was rated Good, and leadership and management also came out as Good.

Academically, the school performs around the Lambeth average. In the 2023/24 key stage 2 results, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, almost exactly matching the local authority average of 66%. However, only 4% reached the higher standard in all three subjects, which is low. Individual subject results show writing as a relative strength, with 89% of pupils meeting the expected standard and 22% reaching the higher standard. Reading and maths were weaker by comparison — 70% and 81% at expected, with higher-standard scores of 15% and 19% respectively. Average scaled scores were 103 for reading and 104 for maths. Nationally, the school ranks 5,585 out of 13,686 primaries, putting it in the 40th percentile. In London it ranks 981st out of 1,592. There is no progress score data available, so it is hard to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26 reception places, with 25 applications for just 12 places, and 10 of those offers going to first-preference families. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 2.08, so it is a popular choice locally. Facilities include a library, gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields, a sensory room, a forest school, and a chapel. Clubs on offer include gardening, drama, coding, choir and art club, and sports range from football and cricket to gymnastics and netball. The school has a range of SEND provisions covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 26 families between September 2024 and September 2025 were mixed: 77% would recommend the school, and strong majorities agreed their child is happy (73% agree or strongly agree) and feels safe (84%). However, only 39% agreed that bullying is dealt with quickly and effectively, and 23% would not recommend the school, so it is worth visiting to get a feel for the culture.

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