John Burns Primary School
Wycliffe Road, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Brian Grogan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Battersea
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 158
- URN
- 101014
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072283857
About this school
John Burns Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 158 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected John Burns 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 28 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 89% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 18% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 93% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 96% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 86% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.20 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How John Burns 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 | 83% | 62.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 172 |
| 2024/25 | 165 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Burns Primary School compares
John Burns Primary School ranked 3rd of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 6.7% | 60.4% | 158 | — |
| Shaftesbury Park Primary School | 66% | 8.4% | 44.9% | 332 | 0.2 miles |
| Chesterton Primary School | 77% | 5.5% | 50.9% | 416 | 0.3 miles |
| Belleville Wix Academy | 61% | 3.7% | 17.1% | 309 | 0.4 miles |
| Heathbrook Primary School | 76% | 7.7% | 39.8% | 339 | 0.4 miles |
| Macaulay Church of England Primary School | 65% | 6.7% | 40.8% | 176 | 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)
- 60.4%
- English as an additional language
- 30.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 26.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shaftesbury Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Chesterton Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Belleville Wix Academy0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Heathbrook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
- 0.5 miles
Other schools in London
John Burns Primary School ranks 71st of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does John Burns Primary School teach?
- John Burns Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of John Burns Primary School?
- The headteacher of John Burns Primary School is Mr Brian Grogan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has John Burns Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Burns 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 John Burns Primary School?
- John Burns Primary School has 158 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is John Burns Primary School full?
- John Burns Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 158 on roll (67%), 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 John Burns Primary School a faith school?
- No. John Burns Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does John Burns Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records John Burns Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have John Burns Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Burns Primary School compare with other schools in Wandsworth?
- John Burns Primary School ranked 3rd of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Burns Primary School's absence rate?
- John Burns Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Burns Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Burns 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 1 July 2026.