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Penwortham Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Wandsworth
  • SW16 6RJ

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,236 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 29%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 14%14%2016/17: top 36%2017/18: top 57%2018/19: top 37%2022/23: top 20%2023/24: top 7%7% · 2023/242024/25: top 29%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM72% · London 72%5/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM23% · London 12%9/10 Top 20%+39.2 pts
Reading score107 · London 1075/10 Middle+6.3 pts
Maths score107 · London 1075/10 Middle+37.7 pts
Show KS2 results by year

No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 74% · 54 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 69% · 58 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 64% · 89 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 72% · 85 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 74% · 86 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 83% · 90 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 72% · 83 pupils · London 72%83%64%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 13% · 54 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 10% · 58 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 15% · 89 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 13% · 85 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 8% · 86 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 20% · 90 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 23% · 83 pupils · London 12%23%8%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 54 pupils · London 1032016/17: 107 · 58 pupils · London 1052017/18: 106 · 89 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 85 pupils · London 1062022/23: 107 · 86 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 90 pupils · London 1072024/25: 107 · 83 pupils · London 107108105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 54 pupils · London 1042016/17: 105 · 58 pupils · London 1062017/18: 103 · 89 pupils · London 1062018/19: 104 · 85 pupils · London 1072022/23: 105 · 86 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 90 pupils · London 1062024/25: 107 · 83 pupils · London 107108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in88.7%
86 of 97 who put it first2014 · 82.5%2026 · 88.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st9786
2nd654
3rd240
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27845 m
  • 2025/26495 m
  • 2024/25491 m
  • 2023/24570 m
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2020/21656 m
  • You1.5 km

Outside last year's distance · approx.: from the centre of Tooting Bec Common, not your door

Inspections · 2007–2024

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good
  6. 2024Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jun 2024

Strengths

  • “This school provides an excellent education.”
  • “From the start of the early years, pupils benefit from high-quality learning opportunities.”
  • “Leaders have high expectations of pupils, and pupils strive to reach these.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026675
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.5%
First language not English21.7%
SEN support17.2%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)3.3%
Persistently absent pupils3.1%

Girls 47.8%Boys 52.2%

98.5% full · 685 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 344 responses (51.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school98.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school99.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved98.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 82.8% not applicable61% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year97.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 36.3% not applicable96.4% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed96.8% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child97.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school98.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing97.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school99.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school97.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development95.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent98.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.9
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 23.1
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 26.7
  • Other support 19.1

Teachers 29.1 FTE · Whole workforce 75 · 98 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,245
Spend per pupil£8,029
Staff spend per pupil£5,927
Reserve per pupil£739
  • +£492,767revenue reserve
  • +£144,494in-year balance

Grants £7,333 · self-generated £912 · premises £483 per pupil