The Alton School
The Alton School is an academy converter in Wandsworth for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 233 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for The Alton School is Good, from an inspection in December 2016 of its predecessor, The Alton School. In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: March 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Danebury Avenue Roehampton London SW15 4PD |
| Phone | 02088768482 |
| Reference Number | 145030 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 233 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 52.36%
Girls: 47.64% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 77.3% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 69.1% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 28.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| 2 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| 3 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 5 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 27% |
| Asian, Other | 17.2% |
| Pakistani | 15% |
| White, British | 11.6% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 7.3% |
| Mixed, Other | 7.3% |
| White, Other | 3.9% |
| Caribbean | 2.6% |
| Chinese | 0.9% |
| Indian | 0.9% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.4% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, The Alton School, inspected in December 2016.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 28 Jan 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2025 | School inspection |
| 16 Oct 2019 | School inspection |
| 04 Aug 2017 | Academy conversion letter |
| 13 Dec 2016 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as The Alton School | |
| 17 Mar 2015 | Monitoring visit |
| 27 Nov 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 02 Dec 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 20 Mar 2009 | Monitoring visit |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 19 May 2003 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 47% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 3% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 102 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | -2.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 10 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 4 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 The Alton School had 203 pupils for 260 places. 57 places (21.9%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Planning Area 11 (PA11)” planning area
Wandsworth counted 185 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 172 in 2029–30, down 7%.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 |
| Pupils | 179 | 186 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 184 | 203 |
| Unfilled | 31.2% | 28.5% | 36.5% | 36.2% | 35.8% | 29.2% | 21.9% |
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 The Alton School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.9% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Unauthorised absence | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Severely absent pupils | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 4.9% | 2.3% | 3.9% |
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, 0.9% of pupils at The Alton School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 6.0 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 3.1 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 The Alton School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 7.3 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 8.1% | 33.3% | 18.2% | 8.3% | 26.2% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 9.4% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 86.7% | 84.6% | – | 53.3% | 84.6% | 57.1% | 84.6% | 53.8% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 4.2 | 4.6 | – | 5.3 | 14.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.6 | – |
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, 19.3% of pupils at The Alton School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 15.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
The school has resourced provision with 10 pupils.
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 30 | 27 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 10 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 0 | 7 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 4 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 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 2024–25 The Alton School received £11,509 and spent £11,348 for each of its 226 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £307,000 (£1,362 per pupil).
Across all 5 schools of Quality First Education Trust, income was £9,130 and spending £9,042 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £0 | £252,000 | £344,000 | £338,000 | £383,000 | £386,000 | £307,000 |
| per pupil | £0 | £1,200 | £1,720 | £1,754 | £2,039 | £1,846 | £1,362 |
| In-year balance | £33,000 | £22,000 | -£179,000 | -£776,000 | £28,000 | £46,000 | £36,000 |
| per pupil | £152 | £107 | -£895 | -£4,031 | £151 | £219 | £161 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
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Eastwood Nursery School
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Mosaic Jewish Primary School
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Roehampton
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0.62 miles |
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Heathmere Primary School
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Roehampton Church Forest Primary School
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East Sheen Primary School
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Tower House School
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Granard Primary School
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Barnes Primary School
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1.11 miles |
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Sheen Mount Primary School
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St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
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1.18 miles |
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Thomson House School
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1.22 miles |
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Prospect House School
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1.42 miles |
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Our Lady Queen of Heaven RC School
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1.44 miles |
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All Saints' CofE Primary School, Putney
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1.53 miles |
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
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1.53 miles |
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St Osmund's Catholic Primary School
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1.54 miles |
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Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School
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1.58 miles |
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Ronald Ross Primary School
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Greenmead School
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Ibstock Place School
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0.14 miles |
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Roehampton Gate School
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0.69 miles |
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Roehampton Hospital School
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0.69 miles |
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Lift Richmond Park
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0.71 miles |
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Ark Putney Academy
Pullman Gardens, Putney, London, SW15 3DG |
1.22 miles |
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Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
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1.54 miles |
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Putney High School GDST
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1.56 miles |
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King's House School
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1.75 miles |
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Thomas's College
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1.84 miles |
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Linden Lodge School
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1.86 miles |
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Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
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1.99 miles |
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Ashcroft Technology Academy
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2.01 miles |
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The Harrodian School
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2.03 miles |
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Chiswick School
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2.04 miles |
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Canbury School
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2.2 miles |
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Burlington House School
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2.22 miles |
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The German School
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2.26 miles |
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Fulham Cross Academy
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2.4 miles |
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The Swedish School
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2.44 miles |
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King's College School
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All schools in Wandsworth · Wandsworth local authority: places and applications
The Alton School is part of Quality First Education Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:
- New King's Road School London
- Belleville Primary School London
- Belleville Wix Academy London
- Churchfields Primary School Beckenham
What is The Alton School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for The Alton School is Good, from an inspection in December 2016 of its predecessor, The Alton School.
When was The Alton School last inspected by Ofsted?
The Alton School was last inspected in March 2025.
How many pupils does The Alton School have?
The Alton School has 233 pupils on roll.
What age range does The Alton School cover?
The Alton School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are The Alton School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is The Alton School?
The Alton School is at Danebury Avenue, Roehampton, London, SW15 4PD.