Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit
Smallwood Road, Tooting, London, SW17 0TW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona Loudon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Tooting
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 530
- Pupils on roll
- 253
- URN
- 101021
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086726024
About this school
Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 253 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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 | 35 | 38 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 39% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 8% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 49% | 58% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 42% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 50% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit 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 | 41% | 62.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 266 |
| 2023/24 | 278 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit compares
Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit ranked 55th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 6.3% | 37.2% | 253 | — |
| Gatton (VA) Primary School | 77% | 5.6% | 19.7% | 629 | 0.5 miles |
| Garfield Primary School | 74% | 5% | 34.4% | 306 | 0.6 miles |
| St Boniface RC Primary School | 71% | 5.2% | 18.2% | 259 | 0.7 miles |
| Sellincourt Primary School | 72% | 4.9% | 34.6% | 396 | 0.7 miles |
| The Priory CofE School | 70% | 4.3% | 32.9% | 171 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.22%
- English as an additional language
- 31.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.31%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gatton (VA) Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Garfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wimbledon
-
St Boniface RC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Sellincourt Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
The Priory CofE School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit ranks 935th 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 year groups does Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit teach?
- Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit?
- The headteacher of Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit is Mrs Fiona Loudon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit?
- Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit has 253 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit full?
- Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit has capacity for 530 pupils and 253 on roll (48%), 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 Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit a faith school?
- No. Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit has no designated religious character.
- Does Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit have?
- The schools register lists Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit rank locally?
- Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit ranked 55th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit's absence rate?
- Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit'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.