Tooting Primary School

Tooting Primary School is a warm, welcoming school where pupils feel safe and happy. Inspectors found it performing well across the board: the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision were all good, while the previous inspection grade was outstanding. The school is part of Graveney Trust and has a new headteacher and acting deputy headteachers; it also has a specially resourced SEND provision for pupils with autistic spectrum disorders. The main strengths are a broad, ambitious curriculum enriched by practical work and trips, secure early reading and phonics, effective early years provision, strong personal development and good attendance. Pupils are polite, keen to learn and understand the school values. Governance and trust support are effective, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The two main areas for improvement are that in some subjects teachers do not check prior knowledge consistently enough, so pupils forget important knowledge, and support for pupils with SEND is not always precisely matched or actioned in mainstream classrooms, meaning some SEND pupils do not learn as well as they could.

Strengths

• Warm and welcoming school with strong relationships between staff and pupils
• Pupils are polite, curious, friendly and feel safe
• Broad, engaging and ambitious curriculum for all pupils
• Recent curriculum changes are starting to have an impact
• Learning is enriched through practical investigations, drama workshops and visits
• Strong vocabulary teaching helps pupils use complex words accurately
• Effective training helps teachers know what to teach and how to deliver it precisely
• Early years provision gives children a positive and nurturing start
• Reading is prioritised and the early reading and phonics curriculum is securely embedded
• Effective work on attendance and punctuality helps pupils attend regularly
• Strong personal development programme with a wide range of experiences and responsibilities
• Governors and trustees use their expertise well to support and challenge the school
• New leadership team has an accurate and shared understanding of strengths and priorities
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective
• Highly adapted curriculum in the SEND resource base helps pupils achieve well

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, teachers do not check pupils' prior knowledge consistently enough
• Some pupils forget important knowledge when learning is revisited in some subjects
• Teaching and support for pupils with SEND is not always matched precisely to their needs and next steps
• SEND support is not always actioned in mainstream classrooms, so some pupils with SEND struggle to develop knowledge, skills and confidence

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Tooting Primary School is part of Graveney Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Franciscan Primary School London
• Graveney School London

What is Tooting Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tooting Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Tooting Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Tooting Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Tooting Primary School have?

Tooting Primary School has 399 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tooting Primary School cover?

Tooting Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Tooting Primary School?

Tooting Primary School is at Franciscan Road, Tooting, London, SW17 8HE.