Lowther Primary School is a primary school in London, serving pupils aged 3 to 11. The school is a community school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Lowther Primary School currently has around 246 pupils on roll, which is about 59% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 52.4% boys and 47.6% girls. Around 23.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 6.5%. Persistent absence is recorded at 23.1%.

Pupil backgrounds are varied, with white british pupils forming the largest group at around 38.6%. other white pupils make up about 19.5% , followed by other mixed at 12.6%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Stillingfleet Road, London, SW13 9AE
Website: www.lowther.richmond.sch.uk
Telephone: 02087483984
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Richmond upon Thames
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Tuffney
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 102892

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/04/2013

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 246
Number of Boys: 129
Number of Girls: 117

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.1% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British38.60%95
Other White19.50%48
Other Mixed12.60%31
Other Asian8.10%20
White and Asian4.10%10
Other (any other ethnic group)3.70%9
Unclassified2.80%7
White and Black Caribbean2.80%7
African2.40%6
Chinese2.00%5
White and Black African1.20%3
Caribbean0.80%2
Pakistani0.40%1
Other Black0.40%1
Indian0.40%1
Irish0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (1.7)
Writing: Average (1.9)
Maths: Average (1.3)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
80%
Town average
69%
Local authority average
77%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
20%
Town average
13%
Local authority average
23%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
107.0
Town average
106.3
Local authority average
109.3
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
107.0
Town average
106.0
Local authority average
108.4
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bayonne Nursery School
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4out of 4 1,823 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
James Lee Nursery School
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Vanessa Nursery School
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Horder Nursery School
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- not rated 2,350 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Marshcroft Early Years Centre
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Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lowther Primary School
Stillingfleet Road , Barnes SW13 9AE
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Primary School
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St Paul's CofE Primary School
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St Osmund's Catholic Primary School
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St Osmund's Catholic Primary School
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3out of 4 1,245 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Acton Green County First and Middle School
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- not rated 3,073 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West London Free School
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3out of 4 1,090 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Chiswick School
Burlington Lane , Chiswick W4 3UN
3out of 4 1,625 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chiswick Community School
Burlington Lane , Chiswick W4 3UN
- not rated 1,625 yd Foundation school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart High School
212 Hammersmith Road , W6 7DG
4out of 4 1,672 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Sacred Heart High School
212 Hammersmith Road , (Entrance Bute Gardens) W6 7DG
- not rated 1,672 yd Voluntary aided school Not Applicable Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
TBAP 16-19 Academic AP Academy
Finlay Street , SW6 6HB
- not rated 1,725 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
William Morris Sixth Form
St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB
3out of 4 1,748 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College
Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL
- not rated 2,109 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Swedish School
82 Lonsdale Road , SW13 9JS
- not rated 355 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's Preparatory School
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- not rated 603 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
St Paul's School
Lonsdale Road , Barnes SW13 9JT
- not rated 603 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
The Harrodian School
Lonsdale Road , SW13 9QN
- not rated 629 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Latymer Preparatory School
36 Upper Mall , Hammersmith W6 9TA
- not rated 868 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.