SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100636
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
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 272 262 full-time · 10 part-time
Female pupils 139 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 133 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.4%
11.6 pts above England
School 36.4%
Lambeth 37.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

75.4%
55.1 pts above England
School 75.4%
Lambeth 39.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Lambeth 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
34.6%
94
Any other White background
19.9%
54
Caribbean
8.5%
23
Any other Mixed background
7.4%
20
Any other ethnic group
7.0%
19
Any other Black background
6.3%
17
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 18.4% 50 of 272 pupils
2.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.4%
Lambeth 23.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.6% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts below
EHC plans 4.8% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1
Specific 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

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
Lambeth 67.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
Lambeth 79.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Lambeth 75.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
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

5.03%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.19 pts lower than England
School 5.03%
Lambeth 6.67%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.79%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.03 pts lower than England
School 11.79%
Lambeth 19.39%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.81%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.99 pts lower than England
School 0.81%
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

86.3% 1.8 pts below England
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
86.3%
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