Sir John Lillie Primary School
Lillie Road, Fulham, SW6 7LN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sue Hayward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 100338
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 4473852107
About this school
Sir John Lillie Primary School is a community primary school in Fulham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 175 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sir John Lillie Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 42 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 74% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 12% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 81% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 88% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 81% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sir John Lillie Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hammersmith and Fulham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 71.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 74.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 75.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir John Lillie Primary School compares
Sir John Lillie Primary School ranked 26th of 35 primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.5% | 49.7% | 175 | — |
| St Augustine's RC Primary School | 71% | 4.5% | 26.6% | 196 | 0.1 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.2 miles |
| Normand Croft Community School for Early Years and Primary Education | 77% | 7.6% | 68% | 225 | 0.3 miles |
| St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary School | 66% | 5% | 20.4% | 428 | 0.4 miles |
| Fulham Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 44.4% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.7%
- English as an additional language
- 37.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 21.56%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Augustine's RC Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
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St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Normand Croft Community School for Early Years and Primary Education0.3 miles
Primary · London
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St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Fulham Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Common questions
- What ages does Sir John Lillie Primary School teach?
- Sir John Lillie Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Fulham.
- Who is the headteacher of Sir John Lillie Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sir John Lillie Primary School is Mrs Sue Hayward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sir John Lillie Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sir John Lillie Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Sir John Lillie Primary School?
- Sir John Lillie Primary School has 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sir John Lillie Primary School full?
- Sir John Lillie Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 175 on roll (42%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sir John Lillie Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sir John Lillie Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sir John Lillie Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sir John Lillie Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Sir John Lillie Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sir John Lillie Primary School compare with other schools in Hammersmith and Fulham?
- Sir John Lillie Primary School ranked 26th of 35 primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sir John Lillie Primary School's absence rate?
- Sir John Lillie Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sir John Lillie Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir John Lillie Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.