Primary school

Macaulay Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Lambeth
  • SW4 0NU

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,093 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 48%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 38%38%2016/17: top 20%20% · 2016/172017/18: top 41%2018/19: top 44%2022/23: top 42%2023/24: top 55%2024/25: top 48%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM65% · London 72%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM20% · London 12%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · London 107Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · London 107Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 60% · 25 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 76% · 29 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 70% · 20 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 69% · 26 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 64% · 22 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 60% · 20 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 65% · 20 pupils · London 72%76%60%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 25 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 17% · 29 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 25% · 20 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 23% · 26 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 18% · 22 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 20% · 20 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 20% · 20 pupils · London 12%25%8%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 25 pupils · London 1032016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · London 1052017/18: 107 · 20 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 26 pupils · London 1062022/23: 104 · 22 pupils · London 1062023/24: 107 · 20 pupils · London 1072024/25: 108 · 20 pupils · London 107108104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 25 pupils · London 1042016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · London 1062017/18: 106 · 20 pupils · London 1062018/19: 108 · 26 pupils · London 1072022/23: 105 · 22 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 20 pupils · London 1062024/25: 106 · 20 pupils · London 107108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in95.0%
19 of 20 who put it first2014 · 65.9%2026 · 95.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2019
2nd155
3rd142
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2020/21All offered

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Outstanding
  3. 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 Dec 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils are happy and well cared for at this school.”
  • “Staff, parents and carers, and pupils feel very proud to be part of this welcoming and supportive school community.”
  • “The school’s values, such as compassion, generosity and creativity, are at the heart of everything here.”

To improve

  • “In a few subjects, the curriculum is not as well developed as in other subjects.”
  • “Where this is the case, the school has not identified the essential knowledge that pupils need to know and remember.”
  • “This affects how well pupils learn key curriculum content.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026176
Free school meals (past 6 years)40.8%
First language not English18.5%
SEN support21.0%
EHC plan4.3%
Absence (sessions missed)6.7%
Persistently absent pupils19.6%

Girls 46.3%Boys 53.7%

83.8% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 77 responses (43.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school98.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school97.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved96.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 74% not applicable75% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year97.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 19.5% not applicable90.3% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed86.4% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child89.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing93.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school92.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school85.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development85.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent93.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.4
  • Other support 4

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 18 · 24 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,337
Spend per pupil£9,673
Staff spend per pupil£7,322
Reserve per pupil−£226
  • −£39,771revenue reserve
  • −£59,091in-year balance

Grants £9,017 · self-generated £319 · premises £594 per pupil