West Wimbledon Primary School

West Wimbledon Primary is performing well overall, having improved from a previous inspection grade of Requires Improvement to Good across all key areas. The school has created a positive learning environment where pupils feel proud and engaged, and staff maintain high expectations for behavior and academic performance. There is a strong focus on helping all pupils, including those with special educational needs, to thrive. The leadership team is ambitious and supports the development of a well-structured curriculum that effectively builds upon prior learning.

Strengths

• Strong leadership with high expectations for all pupils
• Engaging and well-sequenced curriculum
• Positive pupil behavior and low incidence of bullying
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Wide range of extracurricular activities and opportunities for pupil leadership
• Well-established early reading program
• Supportive staff environment with manageable workloads

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment systems not fully embedded in a few subjects
• Middle leaders are in early stages of development in some areas

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 West Wimbledon Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.5% 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, 2.3% of pupils at West Wimbledon 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 West Wimbledon Primary School had 11.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.8% 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, 7.7% of pupils at West Wimbledon Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 21.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 47 pupils.

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 West Wimbledon Primary School received £14,148 and spent £15,128 for each of its 253 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £359,000 (-£1,422 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 West Wimbledon Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for West Wimbledon Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.

When was West Wimbledon Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

West Wimbledon Primary School was last inspected in July 2022.

How many pupils does West Wimbledon Primary School have?

West Wimbledon Primary School has 261 pupils on roll.

What age range does West Wimbledon Primary School cover?

West Wimbledon Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is West Wimbledon Primary School?

West Wimbledon Primary School is at Bodnant Gardens, West Barnes Lane, Raynes Park, London, SW20 0BZ.