Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism
Wyvil Road, London, SW8 2TJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Lisa Hodgkinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Wyvern Federation
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 556
- Pupils on roll
- 439
- URN
- 100591
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076221164
About this school
Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism is a foundation primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 439 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 60 | 58 | 72 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 29% | 21% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 40% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 43% | 39% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 48% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism 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 | 67% | 63.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 63.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 21% | 66.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 475 |
| 2023/24 | 467 |
| 2024/25 | 470 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism compares
Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism ranked 58th of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 21% | 7.6% | 53.3% | 439 | — |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | 61% | 6.3% | 62.7% | 199 | 0.2 miles |
| Herbert Morrison Primary School | 88% | 5.5% | 34.2% | 208 | 0.2 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 56% | 5% | 37.7% | 162 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 64% | 5.4% | 57.3% | 213 | 0.4 miles |
| Ashmole Primary School | 56% | 5% | 31% | 223 | 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)
- 53.33%
- English as an additional language
- 65.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.56%
- Persistent absence
- 27.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Herbert Morrison Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Mark's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Ashmole Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism ranks 948th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
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- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism teach?
- Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism?
- The headteacher of Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism is Miss Lisa Hodgkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism, 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 Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism?
- Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism has 439 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism full?
- Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism has capacity for 556 pupils and 439 on roll (79%), 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 Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism a faith school?
- No. Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism has no designated religious character.
- Does Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism?
- Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism is part of the Wyvern Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism have?
- The schools register lists Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 21% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism rank locally?
- Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism ranked 58th of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism's absence rate?
- Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism'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.