Alderbrook Primary School
Oldridge Road, Balham, London, SW12 8PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carly Foulkes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Battersea
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 100995
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086734913
About this school
Alderbrook Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alderbrook 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
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 | 37 | 18 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 72% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 6% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 89% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 89% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 78% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| 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 Alderbrook 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 | Wandsworth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 62.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 258 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alderbrook Primary School compares
Alderbrook Primary School ranked 21st of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 | 74% | 6.5% | 36.3% | 216 | — |
| Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School | 86% | 2.6% | 5.7% | 197 | 0.3 miles |
| Henry Cavendish Primary School | 77% | 5.1% | 16.1% | 873 | 0.4 miles |
| Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School | 71% | 4.5% | 61.3% | 103 | 0.5 miles |
| Ravenstone Primary School | 72% | 5.9% | 21.4% | 283 | 0.5 miles |
| Bonneville Primary School | 89% | 5.2% | 42.1% | 372 | 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)
- 36.27%
- English as an additional language
- 35.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.45%
- Persistent absence
- 21.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Henry Cavendish Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Ravenstone Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Bonneville Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Alderbrook Primary School ranks 437th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alderbrook Primary School teach?
- Alderbrook Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Alderbrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Alderbrook Primary School is Mrs Carly Foulkes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alderbrook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alderbrook 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 Alderbrook Primary School?
- Alderbrook Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Alderbrook Primary School full?
- Alderbrook Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 216 on roll (51%), 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 Alderbrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Alderbrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alderbrook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Alderbrook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Alderbrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% 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 Alderbrook Primary School compare with other schools in Wandsworth?
- Alderbrook Primary School ranked 21st of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 Alderbrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Alderbrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alderbrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alderbrook 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 8 July 2026.