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Stockwell Primary School, London

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 2–11

Stockwell Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 36th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 247th of 14,452 across England. It was 56% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2022)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lambeth (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Stockwell Primary School in detail

Stockwell Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Stockwell School Nursery provides full-time and part-time places with the option for parents to pay Top-Up to a full-time place as well as wrap-around care from 8 am to 5.45 in our Breakfast and After School Clubs. Children are entitled to 15 free hours of Nursery provision per week."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am, from £2.50 per day.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 6 November 2026, an open day on Monday 7 December 2026, an open day on Friday 15 January 2027 and an open day on Wednesday 10 February 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Lambeth

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils at Stockwell Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 97% 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 (96% in reading, 98% in maths).

Getting a place at Stockwell Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Stockwell Primary School as their first choice and 107 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Stockwell Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Stockwell Primary School are St Helen's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths); St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 87% reading, 83% maths); St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 84% maths); and Hill Mead Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 88% reading, 88% maths).

Stockwell Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolSt John's Angell Town Church of England Primary SchoolHill Mead Primary School

Who goes there

42.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 43.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (38%), Mixed (24%) and other ethnic groups (15%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Brixton Rail Station, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stansfield Road (->n), 60 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Stockwell Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Stockwell Primary School are Minerva Virtual Academy (0.3 miles), Platanos College (0.5 miles), Trinity Academy (0.7 miles) and Ark Evelyn Grace Academy (0.7 miles).

Minerva Virtual AcademyPlatanos CollegeTrinity AcademyArk Evelyn Grace Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~350m)Possible (~500m)Unlikely (~650m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Headteacher Andrea Parker
Pupils:358
LA:Lambeth
Phone:02072747687
Address:Stockwell Road, London, SW9 9TG
Federation:BJS Federation of Schools
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 21 September 2022View full report
URN:100582
UKPRN:10070042
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Clapham and Brixton Hill
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2022 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

42.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths-1ppWriting+1pp

Reading has remained stable at around 97% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 97% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 95% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

23.2

Avg class size

22.4

Infant (KS1)

24.1

KS2

14

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Keep up with Stockwell Primary School

Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Stockwell Primary School.

  • St Helen's Catholic School Extended Club Premier F4F Group270m away · Not yet graded
  • Young People Matter at St Andrews Church of England Primary School350m away · Not yet graded
  • St John's Angell Town School Extended Club Premier F4F Group680m away · Not yet graded
  • Brixton Kumon Centre780m away · Not yet graded
  • YPM Childcare Provider at Lark Hall920m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Train Stations

Brixton Rail Station
456m · 7 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Brixton Station
490m · 8 min walk
Brixton Underground Station
495m · 8 min walk
Stockwell Underground Station
670m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

Stansfield Road (->N)
58m · 1 min walk
Stockwell Green (->W)
160m · 3 min walk
Stockwell Park Walk (->E)
245m · 4 min walk
Brixton Academy (Stop B)
251m · 4 min walk
Brixton Road / Brixton Police Station (Stop D)
309m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Stockwell Primary School is in Lambeth; for families living there:

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
245
Fatal
2
Serious
41
Children hurt
15

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 245 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 41 serious and 202 slight.

15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 10 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.

37 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Lambeth is 142.5 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Stockwell Primary School

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  • The straight-line distance from your home to Stockwell Primary School.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from Lambeth, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Stockwell Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Lambeth got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

56%

Available places

350 pupils

630 places

280 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:28,602

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across Lambeth council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

Places available

2,650

Applications

2,122

Got 1st preference

80.6%

Got preferred school

96.5%

All primary applications across Lambeth council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(11)

21 September 2022
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
15 June 2021
12 November 2020

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

60

SEN Support

14

EHC Plans

20.7%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication38
Social, Emotional & Mental Health21
Autistic Spectrum Disorder12
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
3.4%
Asian
3.1%
Black
37.5%
Mixed
23.5%
Other
15.1%
Unclassified
0.6%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals42.5%
English as Additional Language43.6%

358

Total Pupils

186

Boys

172

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

18

Teachers

19.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£54,210

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,533

Per pupil

£3016k

Total funding

£268k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£481,490
EAL funding£61,189
Lump sum£172,184

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.8%

Overall absence

11.6%

Persistent absence

328

Enrolments

Authorised3.6%
Unauthorised1.2%
Persistent (10%+)11.6%
Severe (50%+)1.2%

Absence trend

4.3%
18/19
5.3%
20/21
5.0%
21/22
6.0%
22/23
4.9%
23/24
4.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Stockwell Primary School

What are SATs results like at Stockwell Primary School?

Of the pupils at Stockwell Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 97% reached the expected standard in reading and 97% did so in maths.

What is Stockwell Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Stockwell Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for Stockwell Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Stockwell Primary School is oversubscribed, Lambeth allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Stockwell Primary School?

Stockwell Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 56% of its 630 places.

How big are the classes at Stockwell Primary School?

Classes at Stockwell Primary School average 23.2 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Stockwell Primary School?

Stockwell Primary School has around 358 pupils on roll. 43% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Stockwell Primary School?

4.8% of sessions were missed at Stockwell Primary School in 2024/25. 11.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Stockwell Primary School?

Apply through Lambeth's coordinated admissions process, naming Stockwell Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Stockwell Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 5 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Stockwell Primary School: St Helen's Catholic School Extended Club Premier F4F Group (270m away, registered, not yet graded), Young People Matter at St Andrews Church of England Primary School (350m away, registered, not yet graded) and St John's Angell Town School Extended Club Premier F4F Group (680m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Stockwell Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 245 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 41 serious and 202 slight. 15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 10 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 37 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lambeth is 142.5 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Stockwell Primary School?

Stockwell Primary School is at Stockwell Road, London, SW9 9TG.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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