Penwortham Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 19 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
- 101016
- Address
- Penwortham Road, Streatham, SW16 6RJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 669 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 21.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.4%
- Persistent absence
- 3.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.2%
White British 47.4%
Other White 10.9%
Mixed 10.7%
Other Asian 7.5%
African 7.2%
Other 5.2%
Pakistani 3.6%
Other Black 2.1%
Caribbean 1.6%
Irish 1.2%
Indian 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsBelow average-1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 83%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 20%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Penwortham Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 93
Offers
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 12 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 32 15 17 |
| Reception, Full-time | 90 55 35 |
| Year 1 | 90 46 44 |
| Year 2 | 89 38 51 |
| Year 3 | 89 58 31 |
| Year 4 | 89 44 45 |
| Year 5 | 87 39 48 |
| Year 6 | 82 42 40 |