Penwortham Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 29 2023 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
101016
Address
Penwortham Road, Streatham, SW16 6RJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
669 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
52.3%
Girls
47.7%
First language not English
23%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.1%
Persistent absence
7.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 45.7%
Other White 10.8%
Mixed 9.7%
Other Asian 7.5%
African 7%
Other 5.1%
Pakistani 4.8%
Other Black 3.3%
Caribbean 2.5%
Unclassified 1%
Irish 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsBelow average-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 68%
England average 61%

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

School 8%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Penwortham Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
99
2nd preference
65
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
66
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
88
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
16
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
25
15
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
24
18
6
Reception, Full-time
91
47
44
Year 1
90
42
48
Year 2
89
56
33
Year 3
90
44
46
Year 4
91
41
50
Year 5
79
42
37
Year 6
90
45
45
Year 2023-2024