Woodmansterne School
Woodmansterne Road, Streatham, London, SW16 5UQ
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Samantha Palin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- WCL Federation
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,842
- Pupils on roll
- 1,637
- URN
- 100590
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087641825
About this school
Woodmansterne School is a community all-through school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 1,637 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 120 | 117 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 79% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 15% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 91% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 89% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 86% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 88 | 145 | 143 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.6 | 50.1 | 49.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.35 +0.05 to +0.66 | +0.24 +0.01 to +0.48 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 57.9% | 53.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 78.6% | 75.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 20% | 28% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Woodmansterne 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 | Lambeth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 63.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 63.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 66.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Lambeth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.6 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.1 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.3 | 37.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,548 |
| 2023/24 | 1,626 |
| 2024/25 | 1,621 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodmansterne School compares
Woodmansterne School ranked 6th of 15 secondary schools in Lambeth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.3 | 6.1% | 27.4% | 1,637 | — |
| Dunraven School | 49.7 | 8.1% | 41% | 1,744 | 1.6 miles |
| Prendergast Ladywell School | 49.2 | 5.9% | 27.2% | 1,280 | 5.3 miles |
| Ark Globe Academy | 48.4 | 7.2% | 65.6% | 1,272 | 6.0 miles |
| Prendergast Vale School | 42.2 | 8.7% | 43.1% | 806 | 6.2 miles |
| Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham | 48.3 | 5.1% | 30.1% | 1,048 | 6.8 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)
- 27.41%
- English as an additional language
- 53.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.13%
- Persistent absence
- 16.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dunraven School1.6 miles
All-through · London
-
Prendergast Ladywell School5.3 miles
All-through · Lewisham
-
Ark Globe Academy6.0 miles
All-through · London
-
Prendergast Vale School6.2 miles
All-through · London
-
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham6.8 miles
All-through · London
Other schools in London
Woodmansterne School ranks 444th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London, and Woodmansterne School ranks 138th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Ark Globe Academy All-through
- Ark John Keats Academy All-through
- Ark King Solomon Academy All-through
- Bobby Moore Academy All-through
- Buxton School All-through
- Dunraven School All-through
- Edmonton County School All-through
- George Mitchell School All-through
- Harris Academy Chobham All-through
- Harris Academy Tottenham All-through
- Langdon Academy All-through
- Prendergast Vale School All-through
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodmansterne School teach?
- Woodmansterne School teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an all-through school in London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Woodmansterne School?
- The executive headteacher of Woodmansterne School is Ms Samantha Palin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodmansterne School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodmansterne 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 big is Woodmansterne School?
- Woodmansterne School has 1,637 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Woodmansterne School full?
- Woodmansterne School has capacity for 1,842 pupils and 1,637 on roll (89%), 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 Woodmansterne School a faith school?
- No. Woodmansterne School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodmansterne School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodmansterne School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodmansterne School?
- Woodmansterne School is part of the WCL Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodmansterne 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 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodmansterne School rank locally?
- Woodmansterne School ranked 6th of 15 secondary schools in Lambeth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodmansterne School's absence rate?
- Woodmansterne School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodmansterne School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodmansterne 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.