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 (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%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 65
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 66
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 16
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
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 |