Alderbrook Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 31 2024 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
Wandsworth
Unique reference
100995
Address
Oldridge Road, Balham, SW12 8PP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
231 (49% of total capacity)
Boys
54.5%
Girls
45.5%
First language not English
35.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.8%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 26%
Mixed 23.8%
Other White 13.9%
Pakistani 8.7%
African 8.7%
Unclassified 5.6%
Caribbean 4.3%
Other 2.6%
Other Black 2.2%
Other Asian 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Irish 0.9%
Indian 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage1.8
MathsAverage0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 72%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Alderbrook Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
19
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
25
From another Local Authority
30
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
19
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
13
6
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
14
4
10
Reception, Full-time
27
16
11
Year 1
36
20
16
Year 2
24
14
10
Year 3
39
25
14
Year 4
30
18
12
Year 5
21
9
12
Year 6
27
14
13
Year 2024-2025