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The Alton School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Wandsworth
  • SW15 4PD

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,838 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 75%75%2016/17: top 54%2017/18: top 41%2018/19: top 74%2022/23: top 89%2023/24: top 37%37% · 2023/242024/25: top 86%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM47% · London 72%1/10 Well below London
Higher standard, RWM3% · London 12%1/10 Well below London
Reading score105 · London 1072/10 Well below London
Maths score102 · London 1071/10 Well below London
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 43% · 30 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 62% · 29 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 71% · 24 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 57% · 28 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 41% · 22 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 67% · 18 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 47% · 34 pupils · London 72%71%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 10% · 29 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 4% · 24 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 7% · 28 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 5% · 22 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 17% · 18 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 3% · 34 pupils · London 12%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 30 pupils · London 1032016/17: 103 · 29 pupils · London 1052017/18: 103 · 24 pupils · London 1062018/19: 102 · 28 pupils · London 1062022/23: 101 · 22 pupils · London 1062023/24: 107 · 18 pupils · London 1072024/25: 105 · 34 pupils · London 107107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · London 1042016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · London 1062017/18: 104 · 24 pupils · London 1062018/19: 104 · 28 pupils · London 1072022/23: 104 · 22 pupils · London 1062023/24: 107 · 18 pupils · London 1062024/25: 102 · 34 pupils · London 107107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
27 of 27 who put it first2014 · 95.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2727
2nd101
3rd40
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2020/21All offered
  • You1.4 km

Inside last year's distance · approx.: from the centre of Putney West, not your door

Inspections · 2008–2025

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

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 · 1 point to improve · inspected as predecessor

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jan 2025

Strengths

  • “Pupils enjoy coming to school, which provides a happy and inclusive place that fosters their development and well-being.”
  • “Staff know pupils very well.”
  • “Pupils know that trusted adults will help them if they have any concerns.”

To improve

  • “Sometimes, pupils are given activities that take their focus away from learning important content.”
  • “When this happens, pupils do not retain key knowledge which leads to gaps in their understanding.”
  • “The school should ensure that the teaching of the curriculum supports pupils effectively to know more of the subject content.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026233
Free school meals (past 6 years)67.8%
First language not English68.4%
SEN support16.7%
EHC plan14.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.5%
Persistently absent pupils24.6%

Girls 47.8%Boys 52.2%

89.6% full · 260 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 24 responses (10.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school95.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved91.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 62.5% not applicable88.9% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year95.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 25% not applicable100% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child87.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing91.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development95.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.3
Pupils per adult7.5
  • Classroom teachers 8.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 19.9
  • Other support 3.2

Teachers 10.8 FTE · Whole workforce 34 · 38 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£11,069
Spend per pupil£10,412
Staff spend per pupil£8,381
Reserve per pupil£1,073
  • +£242,000revenue reserve
  • +£148,000in-year balance

Grants £10,945 · self-generated £124 · premises £510 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: QUALITY FIRST EDUCATION TRUST (4 academies) · trust reserve £2,925,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it