Rutherford House 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 02/07/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: 217 Balham High Road, London, SW17 7BS
Website: www.rutherfordhouseschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 02086725901
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wandsworth
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Maxine Mallett
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139775

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/07/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 394
Number of Boys: 184
Number of Girls: 210

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:65%

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

School:
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Balham Nursery School
72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL
4out of 4 873 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Maytree Nursery School
4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG
4out of 4 2,380 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Holmewood Nursery School
66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW
4out of 4 2,861 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Triangle Nursery School
25 William Bonney Estate , Clapham Crescent SW4 7JQ
4out of 4 3,127 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rutherford House School
217 Balham High Road , Balham SW17 7BS
3out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Ravenstone Primary School
Ravenstone Street , Balham SW12 9SS
- not rated 321 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School
6 Balham Park Road , SW12 8DR
3out of 4 423 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
Louisville Road , SW17 8RW
4out of 4 444 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Fircroft Primary School
Fircroft Road , Tooting Bec SW17 7PP
3out of 4 759 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chestnut Grove School
Chestnut Grove , Balham SW12 8JZ
3out of 4 680 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ernest Bevin College
Beechcroft Road , Tooting SW17 7DF
2out of 4 981 yd Community school No Boys More About School
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
Atkins Road , SW12 0AB
4out of 4 1,415 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Burntwood School
Burntwood Lane , SW17 0AQ
3out of 4 1,856 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Graveney School
Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU
4out of 4 1,984 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College
Malwood Road , SW12 8EN
- not rated 1,637 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lambeth College
45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL
- not rated 2,665 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form
73 Kings Avenue , Clapham
- not rated 2,842 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No 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 2,816 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Eveline Day School
Swan House , 207 Balham High Road
- not rated 157 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hornsby House School
Hearnville Road , London SW12 8RS
- not rated 701 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Finton House School
169 Trinity Road , London SW17 7HL
- not rated 824 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Al Risalah Secondary School
145 Upper Tooting Road , SW17 7TJ
- not rated 1,015 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Al Risalah Boys' School
145 Upper Tooting Road , SW17 7TJ
- not rated 1,029 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.