St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Crescent Lane, Clapham, London, SW4 9QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Miss Kelly Doody
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Clapham and Brixton Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 272
- URN
- 100636
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076225479
About this school
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 272 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Roman Catholic 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 39 | 39 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 77% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 23% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 87% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 90% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 90% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 110.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 St Mary's Roman Catholic 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 | 67% | 63.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 63.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 66.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 313 |
| 2023/24 | 318 |
| 2024/25 | 291 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School compares
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School ranked 46th of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5% | 39.2% | 272 | — |
| Clapham Manor Primary School | 71% | 6.7% | 48% | 377 | 0.4 miles |
| Bonneville Primary School | 89% | 5.2% | 42.1% | 372 | 0.4 miles |
| Iqra Primary School | 97% | 4.7% | 42.7% | 235 | 0.4 miles |
| Glenbrook Primary School | 71% | 5.1% | 75.2% | 153 | 0.5 miles |
| Macaulay Church of England Primary School | 65% | 6.7% | 40.8% | 176 | 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)
- 39.23%
- English as an additional language
- 77%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 11.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clapham Manor Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Bonneville Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Iqra Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Glenbrook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
- 0.5 miles
Other schools in London
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School ranks 808th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School is Miss Kelly Doody, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Roman Catholic 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 St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School has 272 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School full?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 272 on roll (86%), 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 St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Lambeth?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School ranked 46th of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Roman Catholic 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.