Henry Cavendish Primary School | School performance

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

25%

RWM higher · 2024/25

832

Pupils · 2024/25

42%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

25%

RWM higher · 2024/25

832

Pupils · 2024/25

42%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

25%

RWM higher · 2024/25

832

Pupils · 2024/25

42%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 16/05/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLambeth

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Henry Cavendish Primary School · Primary · Lambeth

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

77%

+1pp

78%76%74%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

RWM higher standard

25%

-1pp

26%18%9%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 25%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

85%

Reading higher standard

54%

Writing expected standard

79%

Writing higher standard

28%

Maths expected standard

88%

Maths higher standard

47%

Science expected standard

88%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

52%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

109.0

GPS scaled score

110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

832

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

42%

FSM eligible

16%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Hydethorpe Road, London, SW12 0JA

Local authority

Lambeth

Website

http://www.henrycavendish.co.uk

Telephone

02086733376

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	77%	25%	85%	54%	79%	28%	88%	47%	88%	80%	109.0	109.0	110.0	—	—	—	16%	832
2023/24	76%	26%	88%	41%	81%	33%	92%	41%	85%	87%	108.0	108.0	110.0	—	—	—	13%	819
2022/23	74%	20%	82%	40%	76%	26%	90%	40%	95%	84%	109.0	108.0	110.0	+2.10	+1.50	+2.80	4%	790
2018/19	78%	9%	81%	48%	85%	13%	93%	45%	91%	91%	109.0	110.0	112.0	+3.50	-0.40	+3.90	7%	897
2017/18	77%	16%	82%	39%	84%	19%	94%	40%	87%	91%	108.0	108.0	110.0	+2.40	+1.00	+3.70	10%	916
2016/17	87%	12%	91%	46%	90%	14%	96%	50%	93%	95%	109.0	110.0	111.0	+5.00	+1.60	+5.90	12%	927

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	832	22.7	16%	42%	16%	5%	12%
2023/24	819	21.3	13%	43%	18%	5%	11%
2022/23	790	18.9	4%	46%	18%	5%	12%
2021/22	798	18.7	5%	47%	19%	6%	13%
2020/21	844	18.4	5%	45%	17%	—	—
2018/19	897	20.2	7%	42%	17%	4%	7%
2017/18	916	20.5	10%	41%	18%	4%	7%
2016/17	927	20.7	12%	42%	21%	3%	6%