Best Schools in Lambeth

How many schools are there in Lambeth?

Lambeth has 102 open schools: 58 state primary, 18 state secondary or all-through, 5 independent, 9 special and 12 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Lambeth are rated Outstanding?

30 schools in Lambeth were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Harris Clapham Sixth Form, St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Bonneville Primary School, Oasis Academy South Bank, Henry Cavendish Primary School and 25 more. Counting Good as well, 93% of the 88 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Harris Clapham Sixth FormSt Andrew's Catholic Primary SchoolBonneville Primary SchoolOasis Academy South BankHenry Cavendish Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Lambeth get the best GCSE results?

Of the 19 schools in Lambeth with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School, with an Attainment 8 score of 58.6 and 67% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Oasis Academy South Bank, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.7 and 69% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School, with an Attainment 8 score of 53.2 and 60% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary SchoolOasis Academy South BankLa Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Lambeth have the best SATs results?

Of the 58 primary schools in Lambeth with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Iqra Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); St Helen's Catholic Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); and Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (96% in reading, 100% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Iqra Primary SchoolSt Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolCorpus Christi Catholic Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Lambeth?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Lambeth selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Lambeth have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Lambeth have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Lambeth allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Lambeth?

Apply to Lambeth through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.