Primary school

Sudbourne Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Lambeth
  • SW2 5EF

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,429 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 30%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 37%37%2016/17: top 11%11% · 2016/172017/18: top 17%2018/19: top 54%2022/23: top 63%2023/24: top 66%2024/25: top 30%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM72% · London 72%5/10 Middle+18.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM8% · London 12%3/10 Below−25 pts
Reading score109 · London 1078/10 Above+21.2 pts
Maths score108 · London 1077/10 Above+42.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 61% · 44 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 82% · 44 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 80% · 45 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 66% · 44 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 57% · 35 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 56% · 43 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 72% · 36 pupils · London 72%82%56%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 44 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 9% · 44 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 20% · 45 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 14% · 44 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 0% · 35 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 9% · 43 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 8% · 36 pupils · London 12%20%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 44 pupils · London 1032016/17: 110 · 44 pupils · London 1052017/18: 109 · 45 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 44 pupils · London 1062022/23: 106 · 35 pupils · London 1062023/24: 109 · 43 pupils · London 1072024/25: 109 · 36 pupils · London 107110106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 44 pupils · London 1042016/17: 105 · 44 pupils · London 1062017/18: 106 · 45 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 44 pupils · London 1072022/23: 102 · 35 pupils · London 1062023/24: 102 · 43 pupils · London 1062024/25: 108 · 36 pupils · London 107108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in64.9%
24 of 37 who put it first2014 · 41.6%2026 · 64.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3724
2nd335
3rd211
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27413 m
  • 2025/26569 m
  • 2024/25708 m
  • 2020/21497 m
  • 2019/20486 m

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Outstanding
  2. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 1 point to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Sep 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils enjoy attending this warm and friendly school.”
  • “Adults are kind and caring.”
  • “They know the pupils well and help them to feel happy and safe.”

To improve

  • “In some subjects, the school’s curricular thinking is not fully embedded.”
  • “This means that pupils do not deepen their subject-specific knowledge and understanding.”
  • “The school must ensure that curricular intent is fully implemented in all subjects so that pupils learn subject content consistently well.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026296
Free school meals (past 6 years)41.3%
First language not English36.4%
SEN support21.5%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils11.6%

Girls 50.7%Boys 49.3%

109.6% full · 270 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 66 responses (21.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school86.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved86.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 78.8% not applicable64.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year92.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 30.3% not applicable76.1% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed63.6% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child74.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school80.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing77.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school87.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development80.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent80.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.2
Pupils per adult11.2
  • Classroom teachers 13
  • Leadership 1.4
  • Teaching assistants 10.7
  • Other support 6.6

Teachers 14.4 FTE · Whole workforce 31.8 · 38 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,964
Spend per pupil£9,671
Staff spend per pupil£6,288
Reserve per pupil£597
  • +£174,507revenue reserve
  • +£85,779in-year balance

Grants £9,423 · self-generated £541 · premises £627 per pupil