Primary · SW12 · London

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Thornton Road, Clapham Park, London, SW12 0LF

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OfstedNo overall grade

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedNo overall grade
Attendance (2024/25)92.7%
Attainment (2024/25)–
Roll vs capacityBelow published capacity
Pupils143

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

No overall grade

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Still judged Good. Latest visit raised some concerns (see full report).

Report published 11 May 2023.

Inspection history

  • Latest ungradedSchool remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
  • Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in SW12. Where we have them, council (Lambeth) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

St Bernadette Catholic Junior School merged into this school in September 2025. These figures are for this school only, not for St Bernadette Catholic Junior School.

Pupils on roll
143
Free school meals
44.8%
11.4% above district average (33.4%)

Also: Lambeth 36.5% · England 24.7%

SEN
12.7%
10.9% below district average (23.6%)

Also: Lambeth 20.8% · England 18.2%

EAL
41.3%
4% above district average (37.3%)
Attendance
92.7% Autumn and spring 2024/25
1.3% below district average (94%)

Also: Lambeth 94.4% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the SW12 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

23.3%

10% above England (13.3%)

Admissions

Applications and offers (September 2026 entry)

For September 2026 entry, 9 families put this school first. All of them were offered a place here.

Named as first preference
9
First-preference offers
9
First preferences offered a place
100%
Total offers
19
Named on any preference
30

This is historic demand from one admissions round. It is not a guarantee of a place, and it does not show a catchment area. Admission rules and priorities differ by school.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Below published capacity
Published capacity (GIAS)
235
Pupils on roll
143

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Lambeth page.

SEN support

SEN %
12.7%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Schools near St Bede's Catholic Primary School

Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.

Other nearby schools

All schools in SW12 · Schools in Lambeth

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • We do not publish school photos. The banner shows initials from the school name.
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