Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #33 in Lambeth public Top 53% UK

Fenstanton Primary School

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

personMs Gillian Roberts

location_onLondon, SW2 3PW

language Visit Website phone 2086743311

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

334

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Fenstanton Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Fenstanton Primary School is a community school in London, Lambeth, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 221 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #33 of 56 primaries in Lambeth and #3,720 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. 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

63%

LA 67%

Reading80% LA 79%

Writing70% LA 75%

Maths83% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading57% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading68% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths49% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.6

-1.6 to 1.7

-0.9

Write

LA 0.4

-2.6 to 0.7

-4.1

Maths

LA 0.7

-5.7 to -2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 70%England 65%

Reading77% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 82% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 1.7

-1.8 to 0.9

1.3

Write

LA 1.3

0.1 to 2.6

-0.4

Maths

LA 1.6

-1.6 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 69%

Reading69% LA 78%

Writing73% LA 81%

Maths72% LA 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 1.1

-1.6 to 1.2

1.8

Write

LA 1.5

0.6 to 3

0.5

Maths

LA 1.3

-0.7 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 June 2023

Inspection Report

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12 December 2017

Inspection Report

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05 March 2013

Inspection Report

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25 September 2012

Inspection Report

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22 March 2012

Inspection Report

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07 October 2008

Inspection Report

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29 November 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-06-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-12-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-03-05

Schools into Special Measures Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-22

None EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

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 221 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)	221	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	288	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	285	7	2.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	282	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	324	1	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	334	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	336	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	379	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	376	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	368	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	400	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	398	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	396	21	5.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	471	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	471	6	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	478	3	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	535	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	535	7	1.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	530	11	2.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	568	5	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	573	8	1.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	563	6	1.1%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	593	4	0.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	605	11	1.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	600	9	1.5%	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 35 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils