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Herbert Morrison Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Lambeth
  • SW8 2HP

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 575 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 4%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 21%21%2016/17: top 29%2017/18: top 61%2018/19: top 8%2022/23: top 20%2023/24: top 21%2024/25: top 4%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM88% · London 72%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM12% · London 12%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score111 · London 107Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score109 · London 107Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 69% · 26 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 72% · 39 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 63% · 24 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 86% · 29 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 74% · 23 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 74% · 27 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 88% · 26 pupils · London 72%88%63%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 12% · 26 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 15% · 39 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 4% · 24 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 28% · 29 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 0% · 23 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 15% · 27 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 12% · 26 pupils · London 12%28%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 110 · 26 pupils · London 1032016/17: 104 · 39 pupils · London 1052017/18: 101 · 24 pupils · London 1062018/19: 108 · 29 pupils · London 1062022/23: 107 · 23 pupils · London 1062023/24: 109 · 27 pupils · London 1072024/25: 111 · 26 pupils · London 107111101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 108 · 26 pupils · London 1042016/17: 105 · 39 pupils · London 1062017/18: 102 · 24 pupils · London 1062018/19: 108 · 29 pupils · London 1072022/23: 105 · 23 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 27 pupils · London 1062024/25: 109 · 26 pupils · London 107109102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.5%
28 of 29 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 96.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2928
2nd301
3rd160
Last distance offered
  • 2026/271.1 km
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2020/21728 m
  • 2019/20463 m
  • You1.5 km

Outside last year's distance · approx.: from the centre of Queenstown Road & Patmore, not your door

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2014Requires improvement
  4. 2016Outstanding
  5. 2023Remains Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 1 point to improve

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected May 2023

Strengths

  • “This is a joyful and inspirational place.”
  • “Leaders have embedded an atmosphere of mutual respect.”
  • “It is a truly inclusive school where all pupils flourish academically and socially.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026208
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.2%
First language not English47.9%
SEN support11.3%
EHC plan4.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils12.3%

Girls 54.5%Boys 45.5%

88.1% full · 236 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.1
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 8.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.3
  • Other support 5.2

Teachers 10.8 FTE · Whole workforce 21.3 · 24 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,985
Spend per pupil£10,462
Staff spend per pupil£7,577
Reserve per pupil£770
  • +£158,675revenue reserve
  • −£98,316in-year balance

Grants £9,420 · self-generated £565 · premises £953 per pupil