Griffin Primary School
Stewarts Road, London, SW8 4JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Jack Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Battersea
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 145060
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076225087
About this school
Griffin Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 155 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. 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 36 | 24 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 50% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 67% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 63% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 75% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Griffin 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 | Wandsworth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 62.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Griffin Primary School compares
Griffin Primary School ranked 51st of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 9% | 71.8% | 155 | — |
| St George's CofE Primary School | 67% | 6.2% | 66% | 207 | 0.2 miles |
| Heathbrook Primary School | 76% | 7.7% | 39.8% | 339 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School | 58% | 5.4% | 53.4% | 194 | 0.4 miles |
| Larkhall Primary Campus | 63% | 8.2% | 58.5% | 304 | 0.4 miles |
| Allen Edwards Primary School | 69% | 7% | 45.6% | 387 | 0.5 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)
- 71.78%
- English as an additional language
- 71.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.95%
- Persistent absence
- 25.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St George's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Heathbrook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Larkhall Primary Campus0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Allen Edwards Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Griffin Primary School ranks 894th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- 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
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Griffin Primary School teach?
- Griffin Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Griffin Primary School?
- The headteacher of Griffin Primary School is Jack Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Griffin Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Griffin 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 Griffin Primary School?
- Griffin Primary School has 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Griffin Primary School full?
- Griffin Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 155 on roll (37%), 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 Griffin Primary School a faith school?
- No. Griffin Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Griffin Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Griffin Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Griffin Primary School?
- Griffin Primary School is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Griffin Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Griffin Primary School rank locally?
- Griffin Primary School ranked 51st of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Griffin Primary School's absence rate?
- Griffin Primary School's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Griffin Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Griffin 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 10 July 2026.