Telferscot Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Feb 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Unique reference
- 100586
- Address
- Telferscot Road, Balham, SW12 0HW
- Website
- http://www.telferscot.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 417 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 25.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12%
- Persistent absence
- 10.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 40.8%
Other White 20.4%
Mixed 16.4%
African 6.7%
Caribbean 3.4%
Unclassified 3.4%
Other 2.2%
Pakistani 1.9%
Indian 1.7%
Other Black 1.2%
Irish 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage0.4
MathsBelow average-2.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 72%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 21%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Telferscot Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 57
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 31
Offers
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 10 6 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 12 7 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 33 27 |
| Year 1 | 58 22 36 |
| Year 2 | 56 26 30 |
| Year 3 | 54 33 21 |
| Year 4 | 55 27 28 |
| Year 5 | 49 23 26 |
| Year 6 | 54 27 27 |
Nearby schools
- Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- Henry Cavendish Primary SchoolOutstanding
- La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' SchoolOutstanding
- Richard Atkins Primary SchoolGood
- St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
- Streatham & Clapham High School GDSTNo rating (independent)
- The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops KindergartenGood