Macaulay Church of England Primary School

Macaulay Church of England Primary School is performing well, achieving good ratings across all domains including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The school has developed a supportive and welcoming environment where pupils flourish academically and personally. With a strong emphasis on values such as compassion and creativity, pupils engage actively in their learning and take pride in their achievements. This is the first routine inspection the school has undergone since it was last graded as outstanding 14 years ago, showing significant progress since the last assessment despite the longer gap due to exemption from inspections.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, well cared for, and eager to engage in their learning.
• The curriculum is broad and develops key knowledge and skills effectively in most subjects.
• Leaders create a positive and supportive school environment.
• High emphasis on reading, with effective phonics teaching and support for struggling readers.
• Pupils develop their interests through a wide range of extracurricular activities.
• Staff feel valued and supported, contributing to a positive working environment.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, curriculum thinking is not as well developed, affecting pupil learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Macaulay Church of England Primary School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Macaulay Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Macaulay Church of England Primary School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.3% of pupils at Macaulay Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Macaulay Church of England Primary School received £9,337 and spent £9,673 for each of its 176 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £40,000 (-£226 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Macaulay Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Macaulay Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2024.

When was Macaulay Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Macaulay Church of England Primary School was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does Macaulay Church of England Primary School have?

Macaulay Church of England Primary School has 176 pupils on roll.

What age range does Macaulay Church of England Primary School cover?

Macaulay Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Macaulay Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Macaulay Church of England Primary School?

Macaulay Church of England Primary School is at Victoria Rise, Clapham, SW4 0NU.