Trafalgar Junior School
Elmsleigh Road, Twickenham, TW2 5EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Deputy Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Keefe
- Federation
- Trafalgar Schools' Federation
- Constituency
- Twickenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 274
- URN
- 102900
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088941606
About this school
Trafalgar Junior School is a community primary school in Twickenham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 274 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Trafalgar Junior 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
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
- 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 | 76 | 87 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 70% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 9% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 89% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 86% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 89% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Trafalgar Junior 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 | 72% | 70.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 72.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 72.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 286 |
| 2023/24 | 302 |
| 2024/25 | 289 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trafalgar Junior School compares
Trafalgar Junior School ranked 26th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.5% | 17.3% | 274 | — |
| Trafalgar Infant School | — | 4.2% | 14.5% | 133 | 0.2 miles |
| Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School | 84% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 440 | 0.3 miles |
| St James's Catholic Primary School | 85% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 669 | 0.3 miles |
| Twickenham Primary Academy | 68% | 4.4% | 15.5% | 380 | 0.4 miles |
| Stanley Primary School | 69% | 5.4% | 28.5% | 385 | 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)
- 17.3%
- English as an additional language
- 17.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 10.51%
Location
Nearby schools
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Trafalgar Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Twickenham
-
Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Twickenham
-
St James's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Twickenham
-
Twickenham Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Twickenham
-
Stanley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Teddington
Other schools in Twickenham
Trafalgar Junior School ranks 8th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Twickenham.
- Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chase Bridge Primary School Primary
- Deer Park School Primary
- Heathfield Infant School Primary
- Heathfield Junior School Primary
- Nelson Primary School Primary
- Orleans Primary School Primary
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St James's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Stephen's C E Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Trafalgar Junior School teach?
- Trafalgar Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Twickenham.
- Who is the deputy headteacher of Trafalgar Junior School?
- The deputy headteacher of Trafalgar Junior School is Mrs Sarah Keefe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Trafalgar Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trafalgar Junior 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 Trafalgar Junior School?
- Trafalgar Junior School has 274 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Trafalgar Junior School full?
- Trafalgar Junior School has capacity for 300 pupils and 274 on roll (91%), 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 Trafalgar Junior School a faith school?
- No. Trafalgar Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Trafalgar Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Trafalgar Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Trafalgar Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Trafalgar Junior School is part of the Trafalgar Schools' Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Trafalgar Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Trafalgar Junior School compare with other schools in Richmond upon Thames?
- Trafalgar Junior School ranked 26th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Trafalgar Junior School's absence rate?
- Trafalgar Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trafalgar Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trafalgar Junior 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.