Henry Fawcett Primary School
Bowling Green Street, London, SE11 5BZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Interim Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn Persad
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Wyvern Federation
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 131874
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077352764
About this school
Henry Fawcett Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 183 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
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 | 26 | 22 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 64% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 82% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 68% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 73% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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 Henry Fawcett 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 | 38% | 63.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 63.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 66.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Henry Fawcett Primary School compares
Henry Fawcett Primary School ranked 47th of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6.6% | 64.1% | 183 | — |
| Ashmole Primary School | 56% | 5% | 31% | 223 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 64% | 5.4% | 57.3% | 213 | 0.2 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 56% | 5% | 37.7% | 162 | 0.3 miles |
| Keyworth Primary School | 63% | 6.9% | 59.7% | 313 | 0.3 miles |
| Vauxhall Primary School | 64% | 5.8% | 59.1% | 188 | 0.4 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.
Inspection history
- 18 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report20 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 64.11%
- English as an additional language
- 29.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.58%
- Persistent absence
- 20.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashmole Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Mark's Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Keyworth Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Vauxhall Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Henry Fawcett Primary School ranks 817th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Henry Fawcett Primary School teach?
- Henry Fawcett Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the interim headteacher of Henry Fawcett Primary School?
- The interim headteacher of Henry Fawcett Primary School is Mrs Dawn Persad, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Henry Fawcett Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Henry Fawcett 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 Henry Fawcett Primary School?
- Henry Fawcett Primary School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Henry Fawcett Primary School full?
- Henry Fawcett Primary School has capacity for 360 pupils and 183 on roll (51%), 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 Henry Fawcett Primary School a faith school?
- No. Henry Fawcett Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Henry Fawcett Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Henry Fawcett Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Henry Fawcett Primary School?
- Henry Fawcett 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.
- What SEN provision does Henry Fawcett Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Henry Fawcett Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Henry Fawcett Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Henry Fawcett Primary School rank locally?
- Henry Fawcett Primary School ranked 47th of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Henry Fawcett Primary School's absence rate?
- Henry Fawcett Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Henry Fawcett Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Henry Fawcett 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 30 June 2026.