Macaulay Church of England Primary SchoolJohn Burns Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Macaulay Church of England Primary School and John Burns Primary School are primary schools.

  • Macaulay Church of England Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and John Burns Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). John Burns Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Macaulay Church of England Primary School was judged Good and John Burns Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 65.0% for Macaulay Church of England Primary School and 90.0% for John Burns Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Macaulay Church of England Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at John Burns Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 90.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Macaulay Church of England Primary School versus John Burns Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Macaulay Church of England Primary SchoolLondonJohn Burns Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking20th of 58 in Lambeth 11th of 55 in Wandsworth
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll176 158
Capacity210 236
LocationSW4 0NU London, SW11 5QR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% 90.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure14.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census162 165
Free school meals (ever 6)40.8% 60.4%
English as an additional language18.5% 30.3%
SEN support21.0% 20.6%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% 6.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.6% Stronger figure26.5% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Macaulay Church of England Primary School

John Burns Primary School

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