Henry Cavendish Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Henry Cavendish Primary School excels at helping all pupils, including those with additional needs, achieve exceptional standards in reading, writing and maths. Teachers provide high-quality lessons with excellent feedback that helps children understand how to improve, and the school creates a happy, stimulating environment where pupils have positive attitudes to learning and behave beautifully.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve exceptionally well in reading, writing and mathematics with attainment significantly above average at the end of Year 6
- Teaching is consistently of high quality with excellent marking that helps pupils make rapid progress
- Disabled pupils and those with special educational needs make outstanding progress thanks to highly trained teaching assistants
- Pupils' behaviour is exemplary - they are friendly, courteous, caring and feel very safe in school
- The curriculum is exciting and stimulating with high-quality art and music that contributes significantly to pupils' development
Areas for Improvement
- Improve the quality of pupils' handwriting so that they consistently write neatly and legibly in all subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils feel very safe in school and the school has thorough systems in place to keep pupils and staff safe.
Henry Cavendish Primary School is an outstanding school where school leaders and governors have high expectations for all staff and pupils, with significant improvements since the previous inspection resulting in all pupils reaching high standards in their work and behaviour.
At a Glance
12.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 85%. Maths has declined from 92% to 88%. Writing has remained stable at around 79%.
Class Sizes
27.5
Avg class size
27.9
Infant (KS1)
26.9
KS2
27
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
873 pupils
927 capacity
54 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Lambeth
Places available
2,675
Applications
2,122
Got 1st preference
82.9%
Got preferred school
96.2%
Primary admissions across Lambeth (2025/26)
Inspection History(107)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.12534%
Overall absence
11.83432%
Persistent absence
676
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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