Crown Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Lambeth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Crown Lane Primary School is a primary school in London, Lambeth for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 April 2023. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Crown Lane Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 1.78 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2016 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as was the case at 36 of the 57 other Lambeth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception, places ran out (a last distance was published) in 1 of the 9 years before 2026.
- For 2026 Reception, there were 17 first-choice applications for 24 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lambeth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Crown Lane, Streatham, London, SW16 3HX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 223 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are keen to demonstrate their Crown Lane ‘superpowers’ in all that they do.”
- “For example, staff encourage pupils to show resilience, curiosity and reflectiveness when they are learning.”
- “Leaders and staff have created a kind and safe place for pupils to learn.”
To improve
- “Last year, pupils’ outcomes in national assessments were not as strong as leaders expected.”
- “However, some teaching incorporates activities that are not helpful in supporting pupils to learn and remember the planned curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lambeth.
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Julian's School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sunnyhill Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kingswood Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hitherfield Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Elm Wood School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published