Primary school

St Anselm's Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Wandsworth
  • SW17 8RW

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,559 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 11%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 5%5%2016/17: top 22%2017/18: top 2%2% · 2017/182018/19: top 4%2022/23: top 7%2023/24: top 5%2024/25: top 11%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM81% · London 72%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM19% · London 12%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · London 107Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · London 107Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 83% · 29 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 75% · 24 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 94% · 33 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 90% · 29 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 82% · 28 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 86% · 28 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 81% · 26 pupils · London 72%94%75%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 21% · 29 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 25% · 24 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 39% · 33 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 59% · 29 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 43% · 28 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 11% · 28 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 19% · 26 pupils · London 12%59%11%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 110 · 29 pupils · London 1032016/17: 109 · 24 pupils · London 1052017/18: 112 · 33 pupils · London 1062018/19: 111 · 29 pupils · London 1062022/23: 110 · 28 pupils · London 1062023/24: 109 · 28 pupils · London 1072024/25: 109 · 26 pupils · London 107112109No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 110 · 29 pupils · London 1042016/17: 110 · 24 pupils · London 1062017/18: 112 · 33 pupils · London 1062018/19: 113 · 29 pupils · London 1072022/23: 110 · 28 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 28 pupils · London 1062024/25: 108 · 26 pupils · London 107113106No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in71.8%
28 of 39 who put it first2014 · 69.8%2026 · 71.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3928
2nd212
3rd130
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27987 m

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Outstanding
  2. 2009Outstanding
  3. 2023Outstanding

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 Sep 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils are rightly proud of their school.”
  • “Leaders ensure that all pupils experience a broad and exciting curriculum.”
  • “They make innovative curriculum choices to ensure pupils can immerse themselves in learning.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026201
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.8%
First language not English27.5%
SEN support3.4%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)3.1%
Persistently absent pupils4.0%

Girls 48.5%Boys 51.5%

95.7% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 124 responses (60.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school95.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved91.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 73.4% not applicable45.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year98.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 37.1% not applicable83.3% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed76.9% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child96% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing96.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school96% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development89.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent95.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.9
Pupils per adult14.0
  • Classroom teachers 6.2
  • Leadership 2.2
  • Teaching assistants 6
  • Other support 2.9

Teachers 8.4 FTE · Whole workforce 17.3 · 23 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,724
Spend per pupil£7,848
Staff spend per pupil£5,506
Reserve per pupil£1,195
  • +£240,210revenue reserve
  • −£24,921in-year balance

Grants £7,350 · self-generated £374 · premises £541 per pupil