SCHOOL PROFILE

Launcelot Primary School and Nursery

Primary Community school URN 100692
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 73.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

6 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

10 March 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 9 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Lewisham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 307 282 full-time · 25 part-time
Female pupils 151 49.2% of pupils
Male pupils 156 50.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

41.0%
16.2 pts above England
School 41.0%
Lewisham 27.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

44.6%
24.3 pts above England
School 44.6%
Lewisham 31.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.6%
2.6 pts above England
School 3.6%
Lewisham 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
23.5%
72
African
16.6%
51
Any other Mixed background
12.7%
39
Any other White background
9.1%
28
Caribbean
8.1%
25
Any other ethnic group
7.5%
23
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 27.4% 84 of 307 pupils
6.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.4%
Lewisham 21.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.8% 67 pupils
England 14.8% 7.0 pts above
EHC plans 5.5% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 48
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Social, emotional & mental health 9
No specialist assessment yet 4
Specific learning difficulty 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2

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

53.0% 7.4 pts below England
School 53.0%
Lewisham 64.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Lewisham 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Lewisham 71.4%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

61.0%

11.0 pts below England

School 61.0%
Lewisham 73.9%
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

6.66%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.44 pts higher than England
School 6.66%
Lewisham 5.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.74%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.92 pts higher than England
School 21.74%
Lewisham 16.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.99%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.18 pts higher than England
School 3.99%
Lewisham 1.28%
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

73.1% 15.1 pts below England
Launcelot Primary School and Nursery
73.1%
Lewisham
85.7%
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