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St Faith's CofE Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 187 pupils London
Ofsted: Good
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St Faith's CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Wandsworth for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 187 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Faith's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024. In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Places are in short supply, with 16 of the 38 families who named it as their first choice for a Reception place in September 2026 missing out.

Ofsted inspection: September 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Alma Road
East Hill
London
SW18 1AE
Phone 02088742653
Reference Number 101043

General Makeup

Number of pupils 187
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 43.32%
Girls: 56.68%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 22.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 23

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 16 27
2 12 11 23
3 15 13 28
4 5 11 16
5 9 16 25
6 10 13 23

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 44.9%
White, Other 18.2%
Mixed, Other 9.1%
African 4.3%
Caribbean 3.2%
Asian, Other 3.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.1%
Pakistani 2.1%
White & Asian 1.1%
Unclassified 0.5%

St Faith’s CofE Primary School continues to be a good school, demonstrating strong performance across various areas. The most recent ungraded inspection highlights the school's potential to achieve an outstanding grade in the near future due to the impressive progress pupils are making. Pupils benefit from a well-structured and engaging curriculum that supports not only academic learning but also personal and social development. The school culture is rooted in values of kindness and trust, fostering a supportive environment for both pupils and staff. Leaders are ambitious and dedicated to meeting the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 20 Jun 2024
Date Report
20 Jun 2024 School inspection
12 Mar 2019 Full inspection:
24 Jun 2015 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
21 Oct 2009 Full inspection:
13 Sep 2006 Full inspection:
02 Jul 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils demonstrate consistently strong behavior and high standards.
  • Leaders provide a broad and well-designed curriculum.
  • Reading is a high priority, supported by effective phonics instruction.
  • Strong progress is evident across subjects, including those with published outcomes.
  • There are a wide range of extracurricular activities fostering student engagement.
  • The school has a positive and supportive culture for both staff and pupils.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 74%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 11%

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
Maths 105

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 4.4
Writing 2.9
Maths 4.1

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 16 4
Third Preference 19 3
From another Local Authority 3 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Faith's CofE Primary School had 155 pupils for 210 places. 55 places (26.2%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Planning Area 8 (PA08)” planning area

Wandsworth counted 149 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 143 in 2029–30, down 4%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 201201201205205205210210210210210210210210210
Pupils 170161168175163173172172166152128120127119155
Unfilled 15.4%19.9%16.4%14.6%20.5%15.6%18.1%18.1%21.0%27.6%39.0%42.9%39.5%43.3%26.2%

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 St Faith's CofE Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.2%3.3%3.3%3.2%3.5%2.7%2.5%5.9%4.4%3.8%3.7%
Unauthorised absence 1.6%1.2%1.5%1.8%1.8%1.6%2.5%2.4%1.9%1.8%1.5%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.6%0.0%2.2%0.0%0.9%0.9%0.8%

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, 0.0% of pupils at St Faith's CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 3.91.01.52.00.50.01.00.00.50.00.52.40.00.01.40.0
Permanent exclusions 0100000000000000

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 St Faith's CofE Primary School had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 8.59.510.47.59.18.210.19.58.08.38.98.09.48.611.610.3
Teachers who left state teaching 15.9%8.8%19.2%23.4%8.5%29.0%9.1%26.9%12.5%23.9%16.1%15.6%23.3%15.7%24.4%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 73.3%70.6%47.6%65.0%62.5%58.8%68.8%47.4%72.2%–30.8%80.0%88.9%45.5%55.6%–
Sick days per teacher 2.23.82.55.32.22.411.52.73.0–2.24.33.33.31.6–

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, 9.6% of pupils at St Faith's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 10 7
Social, emotional and mental health 6 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 0 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1 0
No specialist assessment of need 1 0

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 St Faith's CofE Primary School received £8,615 and spent £8,084 for each of its 185 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £150,000 (£812 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £242,000£196,000£168,000£185,000£125,000£75,000£52,000£150,000
per pupil £1,315£1,063£1,026£1,421£871£523£312£812
In-year balance -£43,000-£46,000-£28,000£17,000-£59,000-£50,000-£24,000£98,000
per pupil -£232-£248-£174£131-£412-£348-£142£532

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 St Faith's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Faith's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was St Faith's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Faith's CofE Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does St Faith's CofE Primary School have?

St Faith's CofE Primary School has 187 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Faith's CofE Primary School cover?

St Faith's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Faith's CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Faith's CofE Primary School?

St Faith's CofE Primary School is at Alma Road, East Hill, London, SW18 1AE.

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