Jessop Primary School

LambethCommunity school

Lowden Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0BJ

Headteacher: Ms Andrea ParkerSchool website ↗Pupils: 294 (capacity: 455)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected January 2024
Oversubscribed
68% of first-choice applicants offered a place
85%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected January 2024
68%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 30 January 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
85.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
21.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 92%·Writing 85%·Maths 94%All three 85%
Reading
Expected92%
Exceeding73%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected85%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected94%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
34
How many got their first choice?
23of 34 (67.6%)
How many applied in total?
155

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
48.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
23.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
23.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
131 girls, 163 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 88% (2016/17), currently 85%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1680.0%12.0%+2.3+3.3+3.8
2016/1788.0%22.0%+5.4+2.8+3.8
2017/1884.0%20.0%+3.3+1.3+4.1
2018/1986.0%12.0%+5.0+2.6+2.1
2022/2382.0%18.0%+3.0+3.0+2.2
2023/2488.0%16.0%---
2024/2585.0%21.0%---