Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School

Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School is a friendly, happy school where pupils feel safe and behave well. The school has high ambitions, an ambitious and creative curriculum, and strong reading provision. Pupils achieve well in many subjects, and their personal development is a standout strength, with pupils learning about respect, responsibility, safety and life in modern Britain. The early years provision is well established, staff are proud to work at the school, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and it remains a strong school with previous outstanding status. Leaders have a clear vision and governance is effective, with support from the local authority. Pupils benefit from a wide range of clubs, leadership roles and cultural reading opportunities, and attendance is rigorously monitored with low persistent absence. There are still areas to improve. Some recent curriculum improvements are not fully secure, so pupils have gaps in prior knowledge in a few subjects. Support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is not consistently tailored to individual needs, meaning some pupils do not progress as well as they should. Some parents also raised concerns about communication between home and school.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, feel safe and behave well in a friendly school community.
• Early years children settle quickly into routines and benefit from a rich indoor and outdoor environment.
• Staff focus strongly on early language, communication and social skills.
• The school has a clear vision of high ambition for all pupils.
• Most pupils achieve well across subjects, including English and mathematics.
• Creative talents are nurtured exceptionally well in art, design and technology and music.
• Reading is a key priority, with effective phonics teaching and well-matched books.
• Pupils enjoy reading widely and teachers use drama effectively to support speaking and listening.
• Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and accurately.
• Behaviour expectations are clear, well understood and applied consistently.
• Attendance is monitored rigorously and persistent absence is low.
• Personal development is exceptional, including learning about tolerance, responsibility and respect.
• Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of education and life in modern Britain.
• Staff feel well supported, with workload and well-being carefully considered.
• Governance is effective, providing appropriate support and challenge.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum improvements are new and not fully secure, leaving gaps in pupils’ knowledge in a few subjects.
• Provision for some pupils with SEND is not tailored well enough to meet their specific needs, so some do not achieve as well as they could.
• Some parents have concerns about communication between home and school.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.1% of pupils at Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School received £9,215 and spent £8,968 for each of its 416 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £637,000 (£1,531 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School have?

Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School has 425 pupils on roll.

What age range does Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School cover?

Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School?

Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School is at Northanger Road, Streatham, London, SW16 5SL.