Hitherfield Primary School
Leigham Vale, Streatham, London, SW16 2JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Ashley-Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 630
- URN
- 131824
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087698428
About this school
Hitherfield Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 630 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 85 | 80 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 71% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 16% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 89% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 76% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 75% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Hitherfield 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 | Lambeth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 63.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 63.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 66.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 633 |
| 2023/24 | 636 |
| 2024/25 | 619 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hitherfield Primary School compares
Hitherfield Primary School ranked 48th of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.4% | 23.3% | 630 | — |
| Streatham Wells Primary | 93% | 4.9% | 25.8% | 228 | 0.3 miles |
| Fenstanton Primary School | 63% | 7.9% | 58.6% | 145 | 0.4 miles |
| Julian's School | 64% | 4.1% | 19.8% | 908 | 0.5 miles |
| Sunnyhill Primary School | 51% | 5.1% | 51.4% | 402 | 0.5 miles |
| The Orchard School | 73% | 4.9% | 39.8% | 207 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.3%
- English as an additional language
- 28.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.38%
- Persistent absence
- 9.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Streatham Wells Primary0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Fenstanton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Julian's School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Sunnyhill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
The Orchard School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Hitherfield Primary School ranks 821st of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Hitherfield Primary School teach?
- Hitherfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Hitherfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hitherfield Primary School is Mr Christopher Ashley-Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hitherfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hitherfield 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 Hitherfield Primary School?
- Hitherfield Primary School has 630 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hitherfield Primary School full?
- Hitherfield Primary School has capacity for 700 pupils and 630 on roll (90%), 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 Hitherfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hitherfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hitherfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hitherfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hitherfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hitherfield Primary School rank locally?
- Hitherfield Primary School ranked 48th of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hitherfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Hitherfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hitherfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hitherfield 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 30 June 2026.