Macaulay Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Lambeth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Lambeth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Macaulay Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Lambeth for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 December 2023. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Macaulay Church of England 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 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 0.0 metres |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026 Reception, 20 first-choice applications for 29 offers is 0.7 first choices per offer, the 11th lowest of 58 Lambeth primary schools.
- In Reception 2026, 19 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (5%) was not offered a place; 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2026 Reception, 15 of the 70 applications (21%) came from families living outside Lambeth, and 4 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 20% 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
- Victoria Rise, Clapham, SW4 0NU
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 176 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 December 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and well cared for at this school.”
- “Staff, parents and carers, and pupils feel very proud to be part of this welcoming and supportive school community.”
- “The school’s values, such as compassion, generosity and creativity, are at the heart of everything here.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, the school’s curriculum thinking is not as well developed.”
- “This is because, in these subjects, the school does not identify the key content pupils need to know and remember over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 February 2024 (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) | 65% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 19 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.
- Clapham Manor Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Heathbrook Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bonneville Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Larkhall Primary Campus 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Iqra Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Glenbrook Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Allen Edwards Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published