Henry Cavendish Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 17 2024 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
819 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
49.6%
Girls
50.4%
First language not English
43.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.9%
Persistent absence
12.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 33.3%
Other White 21.4%
Mixed 14.4%
African 7.1%
Caribbean 5.5%
Pakistani 4.5%
Other 3.2%
Other Asian 2.8%
Unclassified 2.2%
Indian 2.1%
Chinese 1.2%
Irish 1%
Other Black 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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 65%
England average 61%

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

School 20%
Local authority average 11%
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
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Henry Cavendish Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
82
2nd preference
94
3rd preference
49
From another Local Authority
101
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
25
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
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
60
2nd preference
39
3rd preference
50
From another Local Authority
31
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
51
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
65
36
29
Reception, Full-time
117
55
62
Year 1
106
53
53
Year 2
119
60
59
Year 3
107
57
50
Year 4
111
55
56
Year 5
104
51
53
Year 6
90
39
51
Year 2023-2024