SCHOOL PROFILE

Crown Lane Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100593
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 53.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

20 April 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Lambeth
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 223 223 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 90 40.4% of pupils
Male pupils 133 59.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.8%
12.0 pts above England
School 36.8%
Lambeth 37.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

44.8%
24.5 pts above England
School 44.8%
Lambeth 39.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
Lambeth 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
19.3%
43
Caribbean
17.0%
38
Any other White background
11.7%
26
White British
9.4%
21
Any other Mixed background
8.5%
19
White and Black Caribbean
7.2%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.9% 69 of 223 pupils
10.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.9%
Lambeth 23.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.3% 43 pupils
England 14.8% 4.5 pts above
EHC plans 11.7% 26 pupils
England 6.0% 5.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 28
Autistic spectrum disorder 18
No specialist assessment yet 10
Specific learning difficulty 9
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Moderate learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Lambeth 67.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Lambeth 79.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Lambeth 75.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

74.0%

2.0 pts above England

School 74.0%
Lambeth 77.1%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.69%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.47 pts higher than England
School 7.69%
Lambeth 6.67%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.18 pts higher than England
School 25.00%
Lambeth 19.39%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.09%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.29 pts higher than England
School 4.09%
Lambeth 1.99%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

53.1% 35.1 pts below England
Crown Lane Primary School
53.1%
Lambeth
79.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information