St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School
Felsham Road, Putney, Putney, London, SW15 1BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Head Teacher
- Miss Cheryl Payne
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Putney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 101046
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087889591
About this school
St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Putney, London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's CofE Nursery and 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 26 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 81% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 15% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 92% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 88% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 St Mary's CofE Nursery and 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 | 71% | 62.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School compares
St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School ranked 19th of 53 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.7% | 10.5% | 196 | — |
| Hotham Primary School | 78% | 4.5% | 20.6% | 400 | 0.1 miles |
| Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School | 96% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 168 | 0.2 miles |
| All Saints' CofE Primary School, Putney | 79% | 5.5% | 21.4% | 161 | 0.3 miles |
| Oasis Academy Putney | 80% | 4% | 33.9% | 112 | 0.4 miles |
| All Saints CofE Primary School | 80% | 7.2% | 22.9% | 202 | 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
-
Graded inspection report19 May 2026
- 8 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.47%
- English as an additional language
- 19.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.71%
- Persistent absence
- 5.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hotham Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
All Saints' CofE Primary School, Putney0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Oasis Academy Putney0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
All Saints CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School teach?
- St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Putney, London.
- Who is the head teacher of St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School?
- The head teacher of St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School is Miss Cheryl Payne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's CofE Nursery and 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 St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School?
- St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School full?
- St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 on roll (93%), 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 St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Southwark.
- Does St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School compare with other schools in Wandsworth?
- St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School ranked 19th of 53 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School's absence rate?
- St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's CofE Nursery and 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 13 August 2026.