Falconbrook Primary School
Wye Street, Battersea, London, SW11 2LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Pieniek-Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Battersea
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 399
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 101006
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072287706
About this school
Falconbrook Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 180 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Falconbrook 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 22 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 50% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 73% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 68% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 91% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Falconbrook 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 | 52% | 62.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Falconbrook Primary School compares
Falconbrook Primary School ranked 47th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7% | 79.6% | 180 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea | 66% | 6.1% | 45.5% | 354 | 0.3 miles |
| ARK John Archer Primary Academy | 67% | 5.8% | 73.3% | 195 | 0.5 miles |
| Westbridge Academy | 81% | 6.7% | 64.8% | 169 | 0.6 miles |
| Langford Primary School | 90% | 5.1% | 31.8% | 400 | 0.7 miles |
| Shaftesbury Park Primary School | 66% | 8.4% | 44.9% | 332 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report4 December 2024
- 5 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 79.63%
- English as an additional language
- 64.9%
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistent absence
- 24.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
ARK John Archer Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Westbridge Academy0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Langford Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Shaftesbury Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Falconbrook Primary School ranks 849th 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
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Falconbrook Primary School teach?
- Falconbrook Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Falconbrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Falconbrook Primary School is Mrs Sarah Pieniek-Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Falconbrook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Falconbrook 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 Falconbrook Primary School?
- Falconbrook Primary School has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Falconbrook Primary School full?
- Falconbrook Primary School has capacity for 399 pupils and 180 on roll (45%), 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 Falconbrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Falconbrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Falconbrook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Falconbrook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Falconbrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Falconbrook Primary School compare with other schools in Wandsworth?
- Falconbrook Primary School ranked 47th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Falconbrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Falconbrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Falconbrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Falconbrook 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 6 July 2026.