St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

About St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is one of 59 state primary schools in Lambeth, and it sits in a competitive local landscape. According to the most recent ranking data, the school places 34th out of 54 Lambeth primaries when measured by the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2. That puts it in the middle of the pack, but it's worth noting that the three top-performing peers in the borough — Corpus Christi Catholic Primary, St Andrew's Catholic Primary and Stockwell Primary — all achieve ranking scores in the mid-90s, compared with St Leonard's score of 63. The school is one of 14 primaries in Lambeth rated Outstanding by Ofsted, and the nearest Outstanding neighbour, St Andrew's Catholic Primary, is just 0.7 kilometres away. With 406 pupils on roll against a capacity of 360, the school is clearly popular, and 23 per cent of its children are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average.

Academically, St Leonard's delivers solid but not exceptional results. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — just below the Lambeth local authority average of 66 per cent. The school's average scaled scores in reading and maths both sit at 104, which is in line with the national average of 100. At the higher standard, 8 per cent of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, while 27 per cent reached the higher standard in maths specifically. In reading, 23 per cent hit the higher threshold, and in writing it was 15 per cent. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, a short ungraded visit in May 2022, confirmed that it remains Outstanding, a rating it first earned in its graded inspection of March 2017. The previous graded inspection in 2011 had rated the school Good overall, with leadership and management and early years provision both graded as Good at that time.

The school offers a strong set of facilities for a primary, including a sports hall, ICT suite, forest school area, sensory room, art studios and a chapel. Sports provision covers gymnastics, football, cricket, cross country and swimming, while after-school clubs include film, gardening, drama and science. The school's SEND provision is broad, supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder and other disabilities. Admission data for 2025/26 shows the school is oversubscribed: 117 applications were received for 53 places, with 40 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.21. There is nursery provision on site, but no sixth form. This is a church school with a clear local reputation, and it will suit families who value a well-equipped, inclusive primary with strong pastoral support and a faith-based setting, though those seeking the very highest academic outcomes in Lambeth may want to look at the top-ranked peers nearby.

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