Trafalgar Infant School
Gothic Road, Twickenham, TW2 5EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Keefe
- Federation
- Trafalgar Schools' Federation
- Constituency
- Twickenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 102901
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088945729
About this school
Trafalgar Infant School is a community primary school in Twickenham. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 133 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
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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Trafalgar Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 149 |
| 2024/25 | 138 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trafalgar Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 14.5% | 133 | — |
| Trafalgar Junior School | 75% | 4.5% | 17.3% | 274 | 0.2 miles |
| Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School | 84% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 440 | 0.4 miles |
| Twickenham Primary Academy | 68% | 4.4% | 15.5% | 380 | 0.5 miles |
| St James's Catholic Primary School | 85% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 669 | 0.6 miles |
| Chase Bridge Primary School | 79% | 4.4% | 12.6% | 656 | 0.7 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)
- 14.49%
- English as an additional language
- 25.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 9.78%
Location
Nearby schools
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Trafalgar Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Twickenham
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Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Twickenham
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Twickenham Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Twickenham
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St James's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Twickenham
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Chase Bridge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Twickenham
Other 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 year groups does Trafalgar Infant School teach?
- Trafalgar Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Twickenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Trafalgar Infant School?
- The headteacher of Trafalgar Infant School is Mrs Sarah Keefe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Trafalgar Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trafalgar Infant 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 Trafalgar Infant School?
- Trafalgar Infant School has 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Trafalgar Infant School full?
- Trafalgar Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 133 on roll (74%), 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Trafalgar Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Trafalgar Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Trafalgar Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Trafalgar Infant School?
- Trafalgar Infant 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.
- What is Trafalgar Infant School's absence rate?
- Trafalgar Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Trafalgar Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Trafalgar Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.