Paxton Primary School

State-Funded School

paxton-primary-school-lambeth-london

LondonRegion

LambethLocal Authority

Dulwich and West NorwoodConstituency

SE19 1PAPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 386 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

Black

24%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

386

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 386
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
24 Jul 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
17 Apr 2013	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.