Sudbourne Primary School

Community school·Primary school London, Lambeth·SW2 5EF
Composite score
56.1
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#5,106
National rank
#1021
In London
#31
In Lambeth
Top 35%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
72%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
65%
37 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.23
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
133
any preference, for 30 places
Last place offered lived
0.26 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 413 m
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
302
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
41.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
36.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
21.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,677
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Sudbourne Primary School at a glance

Located in London, Lambeth, Sudbourne Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 302 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 16.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 35% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 65% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (37 first choices for 30 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.26 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 18.1 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 41% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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