Lowther Primary School
Stillingfleet Road, Barnes, London, SW13 9AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Tuffney
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 244
- URN
- 102892
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087483984
About this school
Lowther Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 244 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 January 2023, 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 | 20 | 41 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 80% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 10% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 90% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 88% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 90% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Lowther 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 | Richmond upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 70.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 72.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 72.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 278 |
| 2023/24 | 273 |
| 2024/25 | 246 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lowther Primary School compares
Lowther Primary School ranked 21st of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 5.3% | 25.2% | 244 | — |
| St Peter's Primary School | 90% | 3.5% | 12.4% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 57% | 6.3% | 36.1% | 137 | 0.7 miles |
| St Osmund's Catholic Primary School | — | 5% | 8.8% | 167 | 0.7 miles |
| Queen's Manor School and Special Needs Unit | 78% | 6.7% | 29.7% | 138 | 0.8 miles |
| Melcombe Primary School | 67% | 7.6% | 56.6% | 125 | 0.8 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)
- 25.23%
- English as an additional language
- 27.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.26%
- Persistent absence
- 14.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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St Paul's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
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St Osmund's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
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Queen's Manor School and Special Needs Unit0.8 miles
Primary · London
-
Melcombe Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Lowther Primary School ranks 302nd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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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
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Common questions
- What year groups does Lowther Primary School teach?
- Lowther Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Lowther Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lowther Primary School is Mr Mark Tuffney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lowther Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lowther 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 big is Lowther Primary School?
- Lowther Primary School has 244 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lowther Primary School full?
- Lowther Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 244 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 Lowther Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lowther Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lowther Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lowther Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Lowther Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lowther Primary School rank locally?
- Lowther Primary School ranked 21st of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lowther Primary School's absence rate?
- Lowther Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lowther Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lowther 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.