Hitherfield Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Oct 8 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
Lambeth
Unique reference
131824
Address
Leigham Vale, Streatham, SW16 2JQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
619 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
47.3%
Girls
52.7%
First language not English
28.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.6%
Persistent absence
9.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 34.1%
Mixed 22.3%
Other White 14.4%
African 8.9%
Caribbean 7.6%
Unclassified 3.9%
Other 3.4%
Other Black 1.6%
Pakistani 1.5%
Other Asian 1.5%
Irish 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAbove average1.4
MathsAverage-1.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 71%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%

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

School 16%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Hitherfield 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
93
2nd preference
99
3rd preference
51
From another Local Authority
18
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
78
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes26.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
57
29
28
Reception, Full-time
83
42
41
Year 1
78
35
43
Year 2
75
23
52
Year 3
79
40
39
Year 4
70
28
42
Year 5
87
49
38
Year 6
86
45
41
Year 2024-2025