Swaffield School
St Ann's Hill, Wandsworth, London, SW18 2SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- J Hamilton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Tooting
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 470
- Pupils on roll
- 271
- URN
- 101022
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088742825
About this school
Swaffield School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 271 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 39 | 56 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 66% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 11% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 73% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 80% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 73% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Swaffield 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 | 66% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 332 |
| 2023/24 | 343 |
| 2024/25 | 287 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swaffield School compares
Swaffield School ranked 6th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 6.2% | 39.2% | 271 | — |
| Allfarthing Primary School | 69% | 5.4% | 20.3% | 397 | 0.2 miles |
| Floreat Wandsworth Primary School | 57% | 5.3% | 26.6% | 364 | 0.3 miles |
| Anglo Portuguese School of London | — | 5.7% | 34.6% | 159 | 0.4 miles |
| Beatrix Potter Primary School | 71% | 4.2% | 18.1% | 362 | 0.5 miles |
| St Faith's CofE Primary School | 74% | 5.3% | 30.4% | 187 | 0.6 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.16%
- English as an additional language
- 33.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 17.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Allfarthing Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Floreat Wandsworth Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Anglo Portuguese School of London0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Beatrix Potter Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Faith's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Swaffield School ranks 146th 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 Swaffield School teach?
- Swaffield School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Swaffield School?
- The headteacher of Swaffield School is J Hamilton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Swaffield School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swaffield 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 big is Swaffield School?
- Swaffield School has 271 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Swaffield School full?
- Swaffield School has capacity for 470 pupils and 271 on roll (58%), 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 Swaffield School a faith school?
- No. Swaffield School has no designated religious character.
- Does Swaffield School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Swaffield School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Swaffield School have?
- The schools register lists Swaffield School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Swaffield 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 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Swaffield School rank locally?
- Swaffield School ranked 6th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Swaffield School's absence rate?
- Swaffield School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swaffield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swaffield 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.