Streatham Wells Primary
50 Palace Road, London, SW2 3NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Wordlaw
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 149556
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086743742
About this school
Streatham Wells Primary is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 228 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 108.0 |
Trends over time
How Streatham Wells Primary 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 | — | 63.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 63.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 66.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Streatham Wells Primary compares
Streatham Wells Primary ranked 4th of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 93% | 4.9% | 25.8% | 228 | — |
| Fenstanton Primary School | 63% | 7.9% | 58.6% | 145 | 0.2 miles |
| Hitherfield Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 23.3% | 630 | 0.3 miles |
| The Orchard School | 73% | 4.9% | 39.8% | 207 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School | 85% | 5.7% | 56% | 170 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 54% | 8.1% | 58.5% | 119 | 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)
- 25.84%
- English as an additional language
- 35.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.87%
- Persistent absence
- 14.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fenstanton Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Hitherfield Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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The Orchard School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Streatham Wells Primary ranks 38th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Streatham Wells Primary teach?
- Streatham Wells Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Streatham Wells Primary?
- The headteacher of Streatham Wells Primary is Ms Sarah Wordlaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Streatham Wells Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Streatham Wells Primary, 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 Streatham Wells Primary?
- Streatham Wells Primary has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Streatham Wells Primary full?
- Streatham Wells Primary has capacity for 210 pupils and 228 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Streatham Wells Primary a faith school?
- No. Streatham Wells Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Streatham Wells Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Streatham Wells Primary as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Streatham Wells Primary?
- Streatham Wells Primary is part of THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Streatham Wells Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2023/24 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Streatham Wells Primary rank locally?
- Streatham Wells Primary ranked 4th of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Streatham Wells Primary's absence rate?
- Streatham Wells Primary's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Streatham Wells Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Streatham Wells Primary'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.