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Richard Atkins Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Nadia McIntosh

location_onLondon, SW2 4JP

language Visit Website phone 2086745601

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

274

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Richard Atkins Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Richard Atkins Primary School is a community school in London, Lambeth, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 242 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #53 of 56 primaries in Lambeth and #10,498 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 67%

Reading65% LA 79%

Writing63% LA 75%

Maths67% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading77% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing49% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

26%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading51% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing54% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths51% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.1

Read

LA 0.6

-5.3 to -1.0

-0.9

Write

LA 0.4

-3.0 to 1.1

-3.2

Maths

LA 0.7

-5.3 to -1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 70%England 65%

Reading77% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 82% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 1.7

-1.5 to 2.2

-1.6

Write

LA 1.3

-3.3 to 0.0

-1.2

Maths

LA 1.6

-2.8 to 0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 69%

Reading66% LA 78%

Writing76% LA 81%

Maths61% LA 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 1.1

-2.9 to 0.3

0.9

Write

LA 1.5

-0.6 to 2.4

-1.3

Maths

LA 1.3

-2.8 to 0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 July 2022

Inspection Report

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11 January 2017

Inspection Report

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06 March 2012

Inspection Report

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20 October 2010

Inspection Report

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09 July 2009

Inspection Report

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12 June 2006

Inspection Report

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09 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-03-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-07-09

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 242 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	243	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	260	3	1.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	259	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	281	2	0.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	274	2	0.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	264	3	1.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	281	2	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	278	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	279	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	305	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	303	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	302	4	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	298	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	298	2	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	291	2	0.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	321	3	0.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	323	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	330	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	360	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	354	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	349	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	372	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	352	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	352	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils