Herbert Morrison Primary School
Hartington Road, London, SW8 2HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head of School
- Mrs Lucy Peake
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Wyvern Federation
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 100604
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077203439
About this school
Herbert Morrison Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 23 | 27 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 74% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 15% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 96% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 85% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 89% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Herbert Morrison 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 | 74% | 63.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 63.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 66.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Herbert Morrison Primary School compares
Herbert Morrison Primary School ranked 9th of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 5.5% | 34.2% | 208 | — |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | 61% | 6.3% | 62.7% | 199 | 0.2 miles |
| Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism | 21% | 7.6% | 53.3% | 439 | 0.2 miles |
| Allen Edwards Primary School | 69% | 7% | 45.6% | 387 | 0.4 miles |
| Reay Primary School | 77% | 5.3% | 48.3% | 216 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashmole Primary School | 56% | 5% | 31% | 223 | 0.5 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)
- 34.17%
- English as an additional language
- 47.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.51%
- Persistent absence
- 12.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Allen Edwards Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Reay Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Ashmole Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Herbert Morrison Primary School ranks 106th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Herbert Morrison Primary School teach?
- Herbert Morrison Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the head of school of Herbert Morrison Primary School?
- The head of school of Herbert Morrison Primary School is Mrs Lucy Peake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Herbert Morrison Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Herbert Morrison 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 big is Herbert Morrison Primary School?
- Herbert Morrison Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Herbert Morrison Primary School full?
- Herbert Morrison Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 208 on roll (88%), 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 Herbert Morrison Primary School a faith school?
- No. Herbert Morrison Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Herbert Morrison Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Herbert Morrison Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Herbert Morrison Primary School?
- Herbert Morrison Primary School is part of the Wyvern Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Herbert Morrison Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Herbert Morrison Primary School rank locally?
- Herbert Morrison Primary School ranked 9th of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Herbert Morrison Primary School's absence rate?
- Herbert Morrison Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Herbert Morrison Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Herbert Morrison 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.