John Burns Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Wycliffe Road
Lavender Hill
London
SW11 5QR
Phone 02072283857
Reference Number 101014

John Burns Primary School continues to demonstrate a good standard of education, fostering a proud and united community where pupils feel safe and engaged. The curriculum effectively supports pupils, including those with special educational needs, to develop a solid knowledge base across subjects. Most pupils are happy and strive to do well, benefiting from a variety of extracurricular activities that enhance their learning experience. Although the school has identified areas for improvement, such as ensuring tasks align with curriculum ambition, it is taking appropriate steps to address these issues.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 165
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.55%
Girls: 45.45%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 59.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 30.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 9 16
2 14 11 25
3 17 12 29
4 14 8 22
5 9 16 25
6 16 4 20

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 17%
African 16.4%
White, Other 15.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 12.1%
Caribbean 12.1%
Pakistani 4.2%
White & Black (African) 3.6%
Mixed, Other 3.6%
White & Asian 1.8%
Unclassified 1.2%
Asian, Other 1.2%
Chinese 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 27 Jun 2023
Date Report
27 Jun 2023 School inspection
19 Nov 2020 Monitoring visit
10 Jan 2018 Full inspection:
16 May 2013 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
13 Dec 2007 Full inspection:
26 Nov 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils learn to read fluently due to effective phonics instruction.
  • The curriculum is well-sequenced and ambitious in most subjects.
  • Pupils have access to various extracurricular activities, enhancing their development.
  • Leaders and staff create a safe and supportive environment for students.
  • Strong personal development programs foster respect for diversity.

Areas for Improvement

  • Tasks in some subjects do not align with the curriculum's ambition.
  • Low-level disruption in lessons occasionally interrupts learning.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 90%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 14%

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 110
Maths 108

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 4.3
Writing 4.2
Maths 4.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 6 1
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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