Stanford Primary School
Chilmark Road, Norbury, London, SW16 5HB
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Interim Headteacher
- Miss Francine David
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 206
- Pupils on roll
- 129
- URN
- 146401
- Local authority
- Merton
About this school
Stanford Primary School was a primary academy in London. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 129 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Stanford Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2018, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - |
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 Stanford 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 | Merton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 69.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 129 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stanford Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 55% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 43.9% | 129 | — |
| Norbury Manor Primary School | 55% | 6.2% | 32.2% | 406 | 0.3 miles |
| Granton Primary School | 80% | 5% | 55.9% | 637 | 0.5 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Merton | 78% | 6.1% | 36.3% | 486 | 0.5 miles |
| William Morris Primary School | 67% | 5.1% | 39.9% | 270 | 0.5 miles |
| Lonesome Primary School | 68% | 6.5% | 52.8% | 273 | 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.9%
- English as an additional language
- 65.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Norbury Manor Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Granton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Harris Primary Academy Merton0.5 miles
Primary · Mitcham
-
William Morris Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Mitcham
-
Lonesome Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Mitcham
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- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does Stanford Primary School teach?
- Stanford Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in London.
- Has Stanford Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Stanford Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Stanford Primary School?
- Stanford Primary School had 129 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Stanford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Stanford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanford 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 31 August 2024.