SCHOOL PROFILE

Julian's School

Primary Foundation school URN 100602
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,050 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 June 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Lambeth
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 908 903 full-time · 5 part-time
Female pupils 468 51.5% of pupils
Male pupils 440 48.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.3%
5.5 pts below England
School 19.3%
Lambeth 37.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

36.8%
16.5 pts above England
School 36.8%
Lambeth 39.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Lambeth 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
38.7%
351
Any other Mixed background
13.3%
121
Any other White background
12.6%
114
African
9.1%
83
Caribbean
7.5%
68
Any other ethnic group
6.5%
59
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.2% 165 of 908 pupils
2.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.2%
Lambeth 23.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.5% 132 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts below
EHC plans 3.6% 33 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 48
No specialist assessment yet 37
Social, emotional & mental health 34
Specific learning difficulty 18
Autistic spectrum disorder 15
Other difficulty or disability 7

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

64.0% 3.6 pts above England
School 64.0%
Lambeth 67.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Lambeth 79.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Lambeth 75.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Lambeth 77.1%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.08%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.13 pts lower than England
School 4.08%
Lambeth 6.67%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.14%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.67 pts lower than England
School 8.14%
Lambeth 19.39%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.13%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.68 pts lower than England
School 0.13%
Lambeth 1.99%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

86.5% 1.7 pts below England
Julian's School
86.5%
Lambeth
79.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information