Henry Cavendish Primary School

State-Funded School

henry-cavendish-primary-school-lambeth-london

LondonRegion

LambethLocal Authority

Clapham and Brixton HillConstituency

SW12 0JAPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Henry Cavendish Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Lambeth, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 873 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 76%
Higher standard: 26%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

Black

13%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

873

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

42%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 873
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Jul 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
10 Jun 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.