Primary school

John Burns Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Wandsworth
  • SW11 5QR

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 384 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 3%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 92%92%2016/17: top 29%2017/18: top 16%2018/19: top 3%3% · 2018/192022/23: top 6%2023/24: top 3%2024/25: top 3%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM90% · London 72%Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM14% · London 12%Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score110 · London 107Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · London 107Small cohort: 21 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 29% · 24 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 72% · 29 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 81% · 21 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 92% · 24 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 83% · 23 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 89% · 28 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 90% · 21 pupils · London 72%92%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 24 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 7% · 29 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 14% · 21 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 25% · 24 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 26% · 23 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 18% · 28 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 14% · 21 pupils · London 12%26%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 24 pupils · London 1032016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · London 1052017/18: 107 · 21 pupils · London 1062018/19: 109 · 24 pupils · London 1062022/23: 108 · 23 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 28 pupils · London 1072024/25: 110 · 21 pupils · London 107110101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 24 pupils · London 1042016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · London 1062017/18: 106 · 21 pupils · London 1062018/19: 109 · 24 pupils · London 1072022/23: 108 · 23 pupils · London 1062023/24: 107 · 28 pupils · London 1062024/25: 108 · 21 pupils · London 10710998No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
11 of 11 who put it first2014 · 79.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1111
2nd42
3rd140
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2020/211.6 km

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2018Good
  4. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jun 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils are proud to attend John Burns.”
  • “Leaders have worked hard to build a united community.”
  • “They have created an exciting environment, full of opportunities for learning, collaboration and play.”

To improve

  • “In a few subjects, the tasks teachers provide do not match the ambition of the curriculum.”
  • “In these areas, pupils do not sufficiently develop the necessary subjectspecific knowledge or skills.”
  • “Leaders should check that the activities provided help pupils to learn and remember more over time.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026158
Free school meals (past 6 years)60.4%
First language not English30.3%
SEN support20.6%
EHC plan4.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.7%
Persistently absent pupils26.5%

Girls 45.5%Boys 54.5%

66.9% full · 236 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.9
Pupils per adult8.4
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.8
  • Other support 3.7

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 22.1 · 27 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,680
Spend per pupil£10,970
Staff spend per pupil£8,690
Reserve per pupil£5,281
  • +£813,241revenue reserve
  • +£109,452in-year balance

Grants £10,895 · self-generated £786 · premises £513 per pupil