The Alton School
Danebury Avenue, Roehampton, London, SW15 4PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- QUALITY FIRST EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Linsay Thomson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Quality First Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Putney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 145030
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088768482
About this school
The Alton School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 233 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 22 | 18 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 67% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 17% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 45% | 89% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 83% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 83% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 The Alton 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 | 41% | 62.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 190 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Alton School compares
The Alton School ranked 53rd of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 7.6% | 67.8% | 233 | — |
| Mosaic Jewish Primary School | 63% | 5.3% | 22.2% | 151 | 0.4 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Roehampton | 54% | 6.1% | 43.9% | 354 | 0.6 miles |
| Heathmere Primary School | 65% | 6.4% | 65% | 234 | 0.7 miles |
| Roehampton Church Forest Primary School | 86% | 9% | 44.4% | 130 | 0.7 miles |
| East Sheen Primary School | 83% | 4.8% | 15.6% | 593 | 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)
- 67.82%
- English as an additional language
- 68.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.55%
- Persistent absence
- 24.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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Mosaic Jewish Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Roehampton0.6 miles
Primary · London
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Heathmere Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
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Roehampton Church Forest Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
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East Sheen Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
The Alton School ranks 906th 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 The Alton School teach?
- The Alton School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of The Alton School?
- The headteacher of The Alton School is Mrs Linsay Thomson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Alton School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Alton 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 The Alton School?
- The Alton School has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Alton School full?
- The Alton School has capacity for 260 pupils and 233 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 The Alton School a faith school?
- No. The Alton School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Alton School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Alton School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Alton School?
- The Alton School is part of QUALITY FIRST EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Alton School have?
- The schools register lists The Alton School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Alton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Alton School rank locally?
- The Alton School ranked 53rd of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Alton School's absence rate?
- The Alton School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Alton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Alton 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 10 July 2026.