Richard Atkins Primary School is a primary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/03/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: New Park Road, London, SW2 4JP
Website: www.richardatkins.org
Telephone: 02086745601
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lambeth
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Nadia McIntosh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100578

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 342
Number of Pupils: 303
Number of Boys: 161
Number of Girls: 142

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.2
Writing
N/A: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0
Maths
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maytree Nursery School
4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG
4out of 4 525 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Holmewood Nursery School
66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW
4out of 4 530 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Triangle Nursery School
25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ
4out of 4 1,614 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Effra Nursery School and Early Years Centre
35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL
3out of 4 1,726 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Balham Nursery School
72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL
4out of 4 2,084 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Atkins Primary School
New Park Road , SW2 4JP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School
Cotherstone Road , Streatham SW2 3NF
3out of 4 577 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RL
3out of 4 653 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Orchard School
Christchurch Road , SW2 3ES
4out of 4 678 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Glenbrook Primary School
Clarence Crescent , Clapham Park SW4 8LD
3out of 4 715 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harris Academy Clapham
Clarence Avenue , SW4 8LD
- not rated 715 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy
Brixton Hill , Brixton SW2 1QS
3out of 4 1,164 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
South Bank UTC
56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS
2out of 4 1,168 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
Atkins Road , SW12 0AB
4out of 4 1,200 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
City Heights E-ACT Academy
33 Abbots Park , Tulse Hill SW2 3PW
3out of 4 1,232 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harris Clapham Sixth Form
73 Kings Avenue , Clapham
- not rated 924 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
Lambeth College
45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL
- not rated 1,722 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College
Malwood Road , SW12 8EN
- not rated 1,780 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dunraven School
94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB
4out of 4 1,935 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten
24 Thornton Road , SW12 0LF
- not rated 722 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Elm Court School
Elm Park , SW2 2EF
4out of 4 784 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Michael Tippett College
Belthorn Crescent , Weir Road SW12 0NS
- not rated 1,079 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
London Steiner School
9 Weir Road , SW12 0LT
- not rated 1,285 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Livity School
Adare Walk , Streatham SW16 2PW
3out of 4 1,439 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.