Larkhall Primary Campus
Smedley Street, Clapham, London, SW4 6PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Gary Nichol
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Clapham and Brixton Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 509
- Pupils on roll
- 304
- URN
- 100576
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076223820
About this school
Larkhall Primary Campus is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 304 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Larkhall Primary Campus, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 | 34 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 56% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 18% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 71% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 62% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 65% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Larkhall Primary Campus has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lambeth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 63.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 63.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 66.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 331 |
| 2024/25 | 332 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Larkhall Primary Campus compares
Larkhall Primary Campus ranked 42nd of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 8.2% | 58.5% | 304 | — |
| Allen Edwards Primary School | 69% | 7% | 45.6% | 387 | 0.2 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 6% | 46.8% | 146 | 0.4 miles |
| Griffin Primary School | 50% | 9% | 71.8% | 155 | 0.4 miles |
| Clapham Manor Primary School | 71% | 6.7% | 48% | 377 | 0.5 miles |
| Stockwell Primary School | 95% | 4.9% | 52.7% | 358 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.47%
- English as an additional language
- 59.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.15%
- Persistent absence
- 23.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Allen Edwards Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Griffin Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Clapham Manor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Stockwell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Larkhall Primary Campus ranks 727th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Larkhall Primary Campus teach?
- Larkhall Primary Campus teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Larkhall Primary Campus?
- The headteacher of Larkhall Primary Campus is Mr Gary Nichol, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Larkhall Primary Campus been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Larkhall Primary Campus, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Larkhall Primary Campus?
- Larkhall Primary Campus has 304 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Larkhall Primary Campus full?
- Larkhall Primary Campus has capacity for 509 pupils and 304 on roll (60%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Larkhall Primary Campus a faith school?
- No. Larkhall Primary Campus has no designated religious character.
- Does Larkhall Primary Campus have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Larkhall Primary Campus as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Larkhall Primary Campus have?
- The schools register lists Larkhall Primary Campus's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Larkhall Primary Campus's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Larkhall Primary Campus compare with other schools in Lambeth?
- Larkhall Primary Campus ranked 42nd of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Larkhall Primary Campus's absence rate?
- Larkhall Primary Campus's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Larkhall Primary Campus's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Larkhall Primary Campus's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.