Townsend Primary School
Townsend Street, London, SE17 1HJ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Stonell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 100814
- Local authority
- Southwark
About this school
Townsend Primary School was a community primary school in London. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 111 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Townsend Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 |
| Writing progress | -0.50 |
| Maths progress | -1.10 |
How Townsend Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 55% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 56.8% | 111 | — |
| English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School | 77% | 3.4% | 48.2% | 299 | 0.2 miles |
| Grange Primary School | 67% | 5.4% | 59.8% | 275 | 0.3 miles |
| Surrey Square Primary School | 72% | 5.6% | 59.8% | 444 | 0.3 miles |
| Victory Primary School | 74% | 5.7% | 52.3% | 112 | 0.3 miles |
| Boutcher Church of England Primary School | 84% | 5.3% | 35.4% | 201 | 0.4 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.8%
- English as an additional language
- 42.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 20.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Grange Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Surrey Square Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Victory Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Boutcher Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Townsend Primary School teach?
- Townsend Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in London.
- Has Townsend Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Townsend Primary School 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 many pupils are at Townsend Primary School?
- Townsend Primary School had 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Townsend Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Townsend 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 21 September 2023.