Henry Cavendish Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 15 2014 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lambeth
Unique reference
100567
Address
Hydethorpe Road, SW12 0JA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
790 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
46.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.2%
Persistent absence
12.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
2.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 31.9%
Other White 21.8%
Mixed 14.3%
African 6.6%
Caribbean 6.2%
Pakistani 5.2%
Other Asian 3%
Other 2.9%
Unclassified 2.3%
Indian 1.9%
Chinese 1.3%
Irish 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.1
WritingAbove average1.5
MathsAbove average2.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 64%
England average 60%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 20%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Henry Cavendish Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
99
2nd preference
83
3rd preference
40
From another Local Authority
105
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
22
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)

Henry Cavendish School - Streatham site

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
70
2nd preference
45
3rd preference
71
From another Local Authority
29
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
53
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.1
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
5
5
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
54
25
29
Reception, Full-time
114
61
53
Year 1
112
57
55
Year 2
103
53
50
Year 3
107
57
50
Year 4
101
48
53
Year 5
91
40
51
Year 6
103
55
48
Year 2022-2023
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