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Penwortham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Penwortham Road, Streatham, London SW16 6RJ · penwortham.wandsworth.sch.uk · 020 8769 3949
On the mapSearch near SW16 6RJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wandsworth 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.53 mi
- 0.84 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Wandsworth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 675
- 99% of 685 places
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.8%
- First language not English
- 21.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.53 mi (845 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.31 mi (495 m). Source: Wandsworth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 97 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 97 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 107 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 99 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 102 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 82 | 77 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.53 mi0.84 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.31 mi0.49 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.31 mi0.49 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.35 mi0.57 km | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% the higher standard. Across Wandsworth it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Penwortham Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 19 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 19 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (343 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 343
- 51% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied
based on 62 parents (18%) with SEND