Penwortham Primary School
Penwortham Road, London, SW16 6RJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Sandie Andrews
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tooting
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 685
- Pupils on roll
- 675
- URN
- 101016
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087693949
About this school
Penwortham Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 675 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Penwortham 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 86 | 90 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 83% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 20% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 89% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 83% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Penwortham 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 | 74% | 62.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 653 |
| 2023/24 | 669 |
| 2024/25 | 669 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Penwortham Primary School compares
Penwortham Primary School ranked 25th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.3% | 17.5% | 675 | — |
| Furzedown Primary School | 68% | 5.3% | 15.6% | 400 | 0.3 miles |
| Links Primary School | 53% | 6% | 41.3% | 290 | 0.4 miles |
| Granton Primary School | 80% | 5% | 55.9% | 637 | 0.5 miles |
| St Leonard's Church of England Primary School | 45% | 5.6% | 23.5% | 387 | 0.6 miles |
| Beecholme Primary School | 72% | 5% | 38.7% | 155 | 0.7 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
- 19 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report29 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.53%
- English as an additional language
- 21.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.29%
- Persistent absence
- 3.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Furzedown Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Links Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Granton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Beecholme Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Mitcham
Other schools in London
Penwortham Primary School ranks 496th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
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- 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 Penwortham Primary School teach?
- Penwortham Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Penwortham Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Penwortham Primary School is Mrs Sandie Andrews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Penwortham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Penwortham 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 Penwortham Primary School?
- Penwortham Primary School has 675 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Penwortham Primary School full?
- Penwortham Primary School has capacity for 685 pupils and 675 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Penwortham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Penwortham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Penwortham Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Penwortham Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Penwortham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Penwortham Primary School compare with other schools in Wandsworth?
- Penwortham Primary School ranked 25th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Penwortham Primary School's absence rate?
- Penwortham Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Penwortham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Penwortham 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 29 June 2026.