Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 10/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Smallwood Road, London

School Information

Address: Smallwood Road, London, SW17 0TW
Website: www.smallwood.wandsworth.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02086726024
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wandsworth
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Fiona Loudon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101021

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 530
Number of Pupils: 281
Number of Boys: 145
Number of Girls: 136

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.8 to -1
Writing
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.3
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:33%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
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 2,656 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit
Smallwood Road , Tooting SW17 0TW
2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Broadwater Primary School
Broadwater Road , Tooting SW17 0DZ
3out of 4 496 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Gatton (VA) Primary School
13e Broadwater Rd , Tooting SW17 0DS
4out of 4 884 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Garfield Primary School
Garfield Road , SW19 8SB
3out of 4 994 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Boniface RC Primary School
Undine Street , Tooting SW17 8PP
4out of 4 1,174 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Burntwood School
Burntwood Lane , SW17 0AQ
3out of 4 855 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Ernest Bevin College
Beechcroft Road , Tooting SW17 7DF
2out of 4 1,183 yd Community school No Boys More About School
Ricards Lodge High School
Lake Road , Wimbledon SW19 7HB
4out of 4 2,007 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Southfields Academy
333 Merton Road , Wandsworth SW18 5JU
3out of 4 2,176 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Harris Academy Wimbledon
59 High Path , SW19 2JY
- not rated 2,192 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St George's Hospital Medical School
Cranmer Terrace , SW17 0RE
- not rated 575 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Garratt Park School
Waldron Road , Earlsfield SW18 3TB
3out of 4 905 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wandsworth Hospital and Home Tuition Service
Springfield University Hosp , 61 Glenburnie Road SW17 7DJ
4out of 4 917 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tram House School
Tram House School 520 Garratt Lane , London SW17 0NY
- not rated 991 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al Risalah Boys' School
145 Upper Tooting Road , SW17 7TJ
- not rated 1,225 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.