Henry Cavendish Primary School
Hydethorpe Road, London, SW12 0JA
873 pupils · 94% of 927 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Free school meals
- 12.7%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 16 May 2024, published 2 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 77% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 25% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.57 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 94 | 330 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 94 | 309 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 119 | 142 | 495 | 119 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 120 | 169 | 520 | 120 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 120 | 128 | 471 | 120 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 121 | 160 | 557 | 121 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 120 | 135 | 570 | 120 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 118 | 186 | 649 | 118 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Telferscot Primary School 0.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Alderbrook Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ravenstone Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Bonneville Primary School 1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.