SCHOOL PROFILE

St Luke's Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145616
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 May 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

23 March 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 18 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Lambeth
Trust SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 201 194 full-time · 7 part-time
Female pupils 108 53.7% of pupils
Male pupils 93 46.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

56.7%
31.9 pts above England
School 56.7%
Lambeth 37.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

45.8%
25.5 pts above England
School 45.8%
Lambeth 39.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Lambeth 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
32.3%
65
Caribbean
22.4%
45
Any other White background
11.9%
24
White and Black Caribbean
9.0%
18
Any other Mixed background
7.5%
15
Any other Black background
5.0%
10
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 28.9% 58 of 201 pupils
8.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.9%
Lambeth 23.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.9% 42 pupils
England 14.8% 6.1 pts above
EHC plans 8.0% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 16
Social, emotional & mental health 15
No specialist assessment yet 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Specific learning difficulty 6
Other difficulty or disability 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

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Lambeth 67.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Lambeth 79.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Lambeth 75.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
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

6.89%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.67 pts higher than England
School 6.89%
Lambeth 6.67%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.49%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.67 pts higher than England
School 25.49%
Lambeth 19.39%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.96%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.16 pts higher than England
School 1.96%
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

95.7% 7.5 pts above England
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
95.7%
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