Thomas's Battersea
28-40 Battersea High Street, London, SW11 3JB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mr Rupert Hawkins
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Constituency
- Battersea
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 685
- Pupils on roll
- 547
- URN
- 100530
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02079780900
About this school
Thomas's Battersea is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 13 and has 547 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Thomas's Battersea under its current framework. 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
Thomas's Battersea has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1978, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Thomas's Battersea has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 751 |
| 2023/24 | 594 |
| 2024/25 | 535 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 210
Location
Nearby schools
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L'Ecole de Battersea0.1 miles
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First Bridge School0.4 miles
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Thames Christian School0.7 miles
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L'Ecole des Petits School0.7 miles
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Cameron Vale School0.8 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Thomas's Battersea teach?
- Thomas's Battersea teaches children aged 4 to 13. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headmaster of Thomas's Battersea?
- The headmaster of Thomas's Battersea is Mr Rupert Hawkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thomas's Battersea been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Thomas's Battersea under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Thomas's Battersea?
- Thomas's Battersea has 547 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 13.
- Is Thomas's Battersea full?
- Thomas's Battersea has capacity for 685 pupils and 547 on roll (80%), 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 Thomas's Battersea a faith school?
- No. Thomas's Battersea has no designated religious character.
- Is Thomas's Battersea a selective school?
- Yes. Thomas's Battersea is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Does Thomas's Battersea publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Thomas's Battersea. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.