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St Clement Danes CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Westminster

118 Drury Lane, LONDON, WC2B 5SU

Website 02030969745

91

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 12/11/2024

Application demand

90%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.1%

18.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

193

Capacity used

Nearly full

92%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

90%

1st preference success rate

26 of 29 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

68

Total applications

2.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2926● 90%
2nd preference131● 8%
3rd preference132● 15%
Later preferences (4th–6th)131● 8%
Total683044%

1st preference success by year

88%
2020
93%
2021
76%
2022
93%
2023
100%
2024
90%
2025

Westminster lets families list 6 preferences. 53 applications came from outside the council area (21 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Patricia Coxhead
Address
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, LONDON, WC2B 5SU
Phone
02030969745
Local authority
Westminster
Ward / constituency
St James's · Cities of London and Westminster
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
101127

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals27%——
English as additional language44%——
SEN support11%——
49% boys (94)51% girls (99)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

193 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    12 November 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 172 pupils

Attendance

94.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

18.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

10%
20/21
16%
21/22
22%
22/23
17%
23/24
18%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths91%——
Higher standard26%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard100%
+38% vs England
Higher standard25%
+17% vs England

Reading

Expected standard100%
+25% vs England
Higher standard75%
+42% vs England
Average score112
+6 vs England

Writing

Expected standard100%
+28% vs England
Greater depth29%
+16% vs England

Maths

Expected standard100%
+26% vs England
Higher standard83%
+57% vs England
Average score114
+9 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard100%
+27% vs England
Higher standard88%
+58% vs England
Average score116
+11 vs England

Science

Expected standard100%
+18% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

9220199020239120241002025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)100%61%
Higher standard25%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Westminster council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.