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Lowther Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Stillingfleet Road, Barnes, London SW13 9AE · lowther.richmond.sch.uk · 020 8748 3984
On the mapSearch near SW13 9AE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Richmond upon Thames 78%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Richmond upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 244
- 58% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
- First language not English
- 46.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Richmond upon Thames Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% 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 | 30 | 20 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 41 | 27 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 46 | 31 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 0.78 mi1.25 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.08 mi1.74 km | |
The council shows all preferences as met at offer date.
Distance of the last child offered a place under the distance criterion at offer date.
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Richmond upon Thames it was 78%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Lowther Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (107 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 107
- 38% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (14%) with SEND