Hotham Primary School

Hotham Primary School is performing exceptionally well. Inspectors found outstanding provision across all judged areas, with pupils receiving ambitious, stimulating learning experiences and achieving very well, including pupils with SEND. The school's vision of limitless opportunities is fully realised, and pupils embody its values of respect, responsibility and resolve. Early years provision is dynamic, helping children get off to a rapid start, while the curriculum is highly organised and supported by strong teaching, especially in early language and reading. Pupils behave wonderfully, attend eagerly and show high resilience and self-control. Personal development is exemplary, with a wide range of trips, clubs and leadership responsibilities helping pupils become confident and mature. Pastoral support is strong, and staff work closely with families to minimise barriers to learning and attendance. Leaders and governors are highly committed, reflective and effective in engaging stakeholders, and staff appreciate efforts to manage workload and well-being. Safeguarding is effective. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and its previous inspection grade was good; under current arrangements, no overall effectiveness grade was given.

Strengths

• Exceptionally high ambition and a vision of limitless opportunities fully realised
• Outstanding quality of education with a highly ambitious and well-organised curriculum
• Dynamic early years provision that gives children a rapid start
• Strong emphasis on early language, reading and writing leads to exceptional pupil writing
• Highly skilled teaching builds pupils' knowledge and understanding well across subjects
• Pupils with SEND are carefully identified and well supported to access the curriculum
• Pupils behave wonderfully, attend eagerly and show high resilience and self-control
• Exemplary personal development through broad trips, clubs and leadership opportunities
• Strong pastoral support prioritises well-being and minimises barriers to attendance
• Committed leaders and governors strive for excellence and engage stakeholders effectively
• Effective safeguarding arrangements

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 Hotham Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.1% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Hotham 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 Hotham Primary School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.2% 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, 18.0% of pupils at Hotham Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Hotham Primary School received £8,085 and spent £8,442 for each of its 397 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £160,000 (£404 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 Hotham Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hotham Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Hotham Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hotham Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Hotham Primary School have?

Hotham Primary School has 400 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hotham Primary School cover?

Hotham Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hotham Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hotham Primary School?

Hotham Primary School is at Charlwood Road, Putney, London, SW15 1PN.