West Hill Primary School
5 Merton Road, London, SW18 5ST
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Milsom
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Putney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 162
- URN
- 101024
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088745900
About this school
West Hill Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 162 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected West Hill 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 February 2024, 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 | 28 | 24 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 50% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 63% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 71% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 67% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 West Hill 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 | 61% | 62.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 155 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Hill Primary School compares
West Hill Primary School ranked 50th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.9% | 41.4% | 162 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 84% | 6.1% | 35% | 139 | 0.2 miles |
| Anglo Portuguese School of London | — | 5.7% | 34.6% | 159 | 0.4 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School | 83% | 3.6% | 7.6% | 446 | 0.5 miles |
| Brandlehow Primary School | 74% | 3.7% | 7.7% | 393 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.43%
- English as an additional language
- 63.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.89%
- Persistent absence
- 25.53%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Anglo Portuguese School of London0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Michael's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Brandlehow Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Faith's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
West Hill Primary School ranks 892nd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Albemarle Primary School Primary
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does West Hill Primary School teach?
- West Hill Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of West Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of West Hill Primary School is Mr Richard Milsom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Hill 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 West Hill Primary School?
- West Hill Primary School has 162 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is West Hill Primary School full?
- West Hill Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 162 on roll (77%), 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 West Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. West Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does West Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records West Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have West Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does West Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Wandsworth?
- West Hill Primary School ranked 50th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- West Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Hill 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.