Crown Lane Primary School
Crown Lane, Streatham, London, SW16 3HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Samantha Palin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- WCL Federation
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Dulwich and West Norwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 100593
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086704713
About this school
Crown Lane Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Crown Lane Primary School, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 April 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 | 33 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 45% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 61% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 55% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 48% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Crown Lane Primary School 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 | 50% | 63.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 63.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 66.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 286 |
| 2023/24 | 249 |
| 2024/25 | 253 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crown Lane Primary School compares
Crown Lane Primary School ranked 33rd of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 7.7% | 41.1% | 223 | — |
| St Joseph's RC Infant School | — | 7.6% | 29.8% | 154 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's RC Junior School | 67% | 6.1% | 37.1% | 169 | 0.4 miles |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 71% | 6.9% | 60.7% | 201 | 0.5 miles |
| Julian's School | 64% | 4.1% | 19.8% | 908 | 0.6 miles |
| Sunnyhill Primary School | 51% | 5.1% | 51.4% | 402 | 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)
- 41.1%
- English as an additional language
- 45.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.69%
- Persistent absence
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's RC Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Joseph's RC Junior School0.4 miles
Primary
-
St Luke's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Julian's School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Sunnyhill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Crown Lane Primary School ranks 635th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- 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 Crown Lane Primary School teach?
- Crown Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Crown Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Crown Lane Primary School is Ms Samantha Palin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Crown Lane Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crown Lane Primary School, 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 Crown Lane Primary School?
- Crown Lane Primary School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Crown Lane Primary School full?
- Crown Lane Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 223 on roll (53%), 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 Crown Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Crown Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crown Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Crown Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Crown Lane Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Crown Lane Primary School is part of the WCL Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Crown Lane Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Crown Lane Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Crown Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crown Lane Primary School compare with other schools in Lambeth?
- Crown Lane Primary School ranked 33rd of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crown Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Crown Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crown Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crown Lane Primary School'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.