Alderbrook Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Oldridge Road
Balham
London
SW12 8PP
Phone 02086734913
Reference Number 100995

General Makeup

Number of pupils 227
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.98%
Girls: 48.02%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 34.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 37%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 18.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 10 27
2 25 16 41
3 16 12 28
4 9 14 23
5 16 15 31
6 8 12 20

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 26.4%
White, Other 13.7%
Mixed, Other 9.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 9.3%
African 9.3%
Pakistani 6.2%
Caribbean 5.3%
Unclassified 4%
White & Asian 3.5%
White & Black (African) 2.6%
Asian, Other 1.8%
Indian 0.9%
Irish 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-03-14
Date Description Report
2024-01-31 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-07-03 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-04-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-01-15 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-12-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-11-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-10-04 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 14% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 105 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.8 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.6 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 10 2
Third Preference 34 2
From another Local Authority 28 5

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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72 Endlesham Road, London, SW12 8JL
0.25 miles
St Bernadette Catholic Junior School
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0.31 miles
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Nightingale Square, Balham, London, SW12 8QJ
0.32 miles
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0.39 miles
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0.4 miles
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0.4 miles
Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School
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0.48 miles
Ravenstone Primary School
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0.52 miles
Bonneville Primary School
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0.54 miles
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0.6 miles
Eveline Day School
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The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten
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0.65 miles
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0.68 miles
Telferscot Primary School
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0.69 miles
Honeywell Junior School
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0.7 miles
Honeywell Infant School
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0.7 miles
Rutherford House School
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0.7 miles
Broomwood Prep - Boys
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0.7 miles
Glenbrook Primary School
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0.82 miles
Maytree Nursery School
4 Allingham Road, London, SW4 8EG
0.83 miles
Name Distance
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College
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0.24 miles
London Park School Clapham
7-11 Nightingale Lane, London, SW4 9AH
0.28 miles
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
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0.31 miles
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0.36 miles
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0.37 miles
The Elms Academy
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0.71 miles
Lambeth College
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0.82 miles
Harris Academy Clapham
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0.82 miles
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
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0.95 miles
Harris Clapham Sixth Form
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1.04 miles
Streatham & Clapham High School
1.05 miles
Nightingale Community Academy
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1.07 miles
Ernest Bevin Academy
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1.09 miles
Emanuel School
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1.13 miles
Al Risalah Secondary School
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1.26 miles
Al Risalah Boys' School
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1.27 miles
Centre Academy London
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1.38 miles
Trinity Academy
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1.41 miles
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1.41 miles
South Bank University Sixth Form
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1.41 miles
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