St Anne's Catholic Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 13 May 2026 inspection grades St Anne's Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 5 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have high expectations for attendance."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is suitably broad and ambitious."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years display positive attitudes to learning, showing curiosity, perseverance and concentration as they learn, explore and play in different areas of the curriculum."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Since the previous inspection, there have been changes in leadership and staffing at the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The personal, social and health education (PSHE) curriculum is carefully sequenced to ensure that, overall, pupils develop their knowledge successfully."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Leaders have high ambitions for all pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should build on their current work to strengthen consistency in teaching, including ensuring that there is a consistent approach to developing pupils' writing and oracy across subjects and year groups"; "Leaders need to continue improving the quality of inclusion by accelerating how quickly pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are identified. Furthermore, they must ensure agreed support strategies are used consistently across the school, including in early years".

In its own words: "It is my great pleasure, on behalf of the children, governors and staff, to welcome you to the family of St. Anne's Catholic Primary School in Lambeth. St. Anne's is a happy, vibrant, multicultural and multi-faith community with a strong commitment to ensure that Christ is at the centre of all we do."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:15am and after-school care until 4:45pm.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026 and an open day on Thursday 10 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 80% in Lambeth and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (72% in reading, 78% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 10 families put St Anne's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 30 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Anne's Catholic Primary School are St Mark's Church of England Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); Vauxhall Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 84% reading, 76% maths); Ashmole Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 67% maths); and Henry Fawcett Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 64% maths).

St Anne's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

39.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 80.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (48%), other ethnic groups (22%) and Mixed (12%).

In 2026, 33 pupils (20.4%) received SEN support and 4 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

St Anne's Catholic Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 33 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Vauxhall Rail Station, about 210 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Durham Street / Harleyford Road (->s), 50 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Anne's Catholic Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Anne's Catholic Primary School are Lilian Baylis Technology School (under 0.1 miles), Pimlico Academy (0.8 miles) and The Grey Coat Hospital (1 mile).