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Franciscan Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
221 Franciscan Road, Tooting, London SW17 8HQ · franciscan.wandsworth.sch.uk · 020 8672 3048
On the mapSearch near SW17 8HQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 46%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wandsworth 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.67 mi
- 1.08 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Wandsworth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 286
- 55% of 520 places
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 52.8%
- First language not English
- 54.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Graveney Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.67 mi (1.08 km) from the school. Source: Wandsworth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 82% 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 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 21 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 31 | 29 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.67 mi1.08 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.46 mi2.35 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2023 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Results
In 2024/25, 46% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▼46% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101008)
Ofsted
Franciscan Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101008), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101008)
Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101008)
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 60
- 22% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (22%) with SEND