Most sought-after schools in Lambeth

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Woodmansterne School London, all through	3.42	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Jessop Primary School London, primary	2.07	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Iqra Primary School London, primary	1.90	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
4	Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School London, secondary	1.73	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	Henry Cavendish Primary School London, primary	1.57	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.40	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Streatham Wells Primary London, primary	1.40	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	St Andrew's Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.37	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	Oasis Academy South Bank London, secondary	1.32	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Ashmole Primary School London, primary	1.27	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
11	The Elms Academy London, secondary	1.25	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
12	Sudbourne Primary School London, primary	1.23	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
13	Bonneville Primary School London, primary	1.17	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School London, primary	1.17	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Telferscot Primary School London, primary	1.15	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16	The Norwood School London, secondary	1.14	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Jubilee Primary School London, primary	1.13	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Dunraven School LONDON, all through	1.03	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
19	Hitherfield Primary School London, primary	1.02	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	Oasis Academy South Bank Primary London, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
21	Stockwell Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Walnut Tree Walk Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Herbert Morrison Primary School London, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
24	St Stephen's Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.96	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25	Granton Primary School London, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	Lilian Baylis Technology School London, secondary	0.93	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	St Mark's Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	The Orchard School London, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	Rosendale Primary School London, primary	0.92	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	St Anne's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.91	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
31	Kingswood Primary School London, primary	0.90	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.90	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
33	St Luke's Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism London, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	St Helen's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.88	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	Reay Primary School LONDON, primary	0.87	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.87	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Elm Wood School London, primary	0.85	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.84	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.82	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
41	Julian's School London, primary	0.82	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	Larkhall Primary Campus London, primary	0.82	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
43	St Andrew's Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.82	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	Van Gogh Primary London, primary	0.82	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	Loughborough Primary School London, primary	0.81	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	Allen Edwards Primary School London, primary	0.79	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	Christ Church Primary SW9 London, primary	0.79	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	St Leonard's Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.79	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
49	Sunnyhill Primary School London, primary	0.77	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	St John the Divine Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.73	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	Crown Lane Primary School London, primary	0.71	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
52	Heathbrook Primary School London, primary	0.70	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
53	The Elmgreen School London, secondary	0.70	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54	Clapham Manor Primary School London, primary	0.69	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
55	London Nautical, City of London Academy London, secondary	0.69	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
56	Macaulay Church of England Primary School	0.69	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
57	Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.68	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
58	Platanos College London, secondary	0.68	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	Hill Mead Primary School London, primary	0.67	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
60	Richard Atkins Primary School London, primary	0.67	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
61	Paxton Primary School London, primary	0.65	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
62	La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School London, secondary	0.61	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
63	Trinity Academy London, secondary	0.60	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
64	Vauxhall Primary School London, primary	0.60	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
65	Glenbrook Primary School London, primary	0.57	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
66	Harris Academy Clapham London, secondary	0.57	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
67	Saint Gabriel's College London, secondary	0.54	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
68	Ark Evelyn Grace Academy London, secondary	0.49	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
69	St Bede's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.47	2026	School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
70	St Saviour's Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.44	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
71	St Jude's Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.37	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
72	City Heights E-ACT Academy London, secondary	0.21	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 72 schools in Lambeth have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Lambeth · How we compare schools.